diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8d064fa7..624d0cf7 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: "Creating user"
           command: |
+            su root && \
             groupadd -g 888 configuser && \
             useradd -r -u 888 -m -g configuser configuser
       - run: