diff --git a/scripts/dns.sh b/scripts/dns.sh
index 13f9cc98..294409b2 100644
--- a/scripts/dns.sh
+++ b/scripts/dns.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 # Install nsd, our DNS server software.
 
+useradd nsd
 apt-get -qq -y install nsd
 
 # Prepare nsd's configuration.