diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index c4af070..ec061ec 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ if [ "${DOCKER_USER-}" ]; then
     echo "$DOCKER_USER ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" | sudo tee -a /etc/sudoers.d/nopasswd > /dev/null
     # Unfortunately we cannot change $HOME as we cannot move any bind mounts
     # nor can we bind mount $HOME into a new home as that requires a privileged container.
+    sudo useradd -d /home/coder coder
     sudo usermod --login "$DOCKER_USER" coder
     sudo groupmod -n "$DOCKER_USER" coder