diff --git a/main.fmf b/main.fmf
index d9ca7de..61983c6 100644
--- a/main.fmf
+++ b/main.fmf
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
               - podman exec builder dnf update -y
               - podman exec builder dnf install -y util-linux expect
 
+        - name: Create CI user to simulate cloud VM environment
+          how: shell
+          script:
+              - podman exec builder useradd ci
+
     discover:
         how: fmf