diff --git a/rootfs/standard/usr/bin/mynode_startup.sh b/rootfs/standard/usr/bin/mynode_startup.sh
index 96a54cc3..4e84f1c3 100755
--- a/rootfs/standard/usr/bin/mynode_startup.sh
+++ b/rootfs/standard/usr/bin/mynode_startup.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ mkdir -p /home/admin/.bitcoin/
 chown admin:admin /home/admin/.bitcoin/
 rm -rf /etc/motd # Remove simple motd for update-motd.d
 
+# Make any users we need to
+useradd -m -s /bin/bash pivpn || true
 
 # Regen SSH keys
 if [ ! -f /home/bitcoin/.mynode/.gensshkeys ]; then