diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 87b77f0ec8efb1e6ce3e166b84ad662a7a4ac72c..9cd329b213ff5b7f55c7a9756a6eb62ed270c1ff 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ install:
   - sudo service munge start
   - sudo python scripts/configure_test_slurm.py
   - echo "export DRMAA_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/libdrmaa.so" >> local_env.sh
-  - pip install drmaa
+  - pip install drmaa 
+  - sudo adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos TEST u1  ## Create user for run-as-user test.
+
 #  - sudo apt-get install condor
 script: . local_env.sh; nosetests