diff --git a/runas.sh b/runas.sh
index 8fb6454..7e853ec 100755
--- a/runas.sh
+++ b/runas.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ function create_user {
 
   # We could be aliasing this new user to some existing user. Let's assume that's harmless.
   groupadd -o -g $GROUP_ID $GROUP
-  useradd -o -u $USER_ID -r -g $GROUP -s /sbin/nologin -c "Docker image user" $USER
+  useradd -o -u $USER_ID -r -g $GROUP -d /home/$USER -s /sbin/nologin -c "Docker image user" $USER
+
+  mkdir -p /home/$USER
+  chown -R $USER:$GROUP /home/$USER
 }
 
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