diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 1728aff901..e90ce468a5 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ case "$1" in
 		if ! getent passwd freeswitch >/dev/null; then
 			adduser --disabled-password  --quiet --system \
 			--home /opt/freeswitch \
-			--gecos "FreeSwitch Voice Platform" --group daemon
+			--gecos "FreeSwitch Voice Platform" --group daemon \
+			freeswitch
 		fi
  
 		mkdir -p /opt/freeswitch