diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yaml
index b51f445..28f99d0 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -138,6 +138,6 @@
 
     - name: Put user in socklog group
       ansible.builtin.user:
-        name: "{{ user_name }}"
+        name: "{{ user_name | default('root') }}"
         groups: [socklog]
         append: true
diff --git a/roles/gnupg/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/gnupg/tasks/main.yaml
index 98b5a2b..e1bec46 100644
--- a/roles/gnupg/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/gnupg/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
 
 - name: Put user in plugdev group
   ansible.builtin.user:
-    name: "{{ user_name }}"
+    name: "{{ user_name | default('root') }}"
     groups: [plugdev]
     append: true
diff --git a/roles/pipewire/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/pipewire/tasks/main.yaml
index b2ce769..e60fe20 100644
--- a/roles/pipewire/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/pipewire/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 - name: Put user in audio group
   ansible.builtin.user:
-    name: "{{ user_name }}"
+    name: "{{ user_name | default('root') }}"
     groups: "{{ audio_groups }}"
     append: true
 
diff --git a/roles/power/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/power/tasks/main.yaml
index d55f4a5..b6f1c15 100644
--- a/roles/power/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/power/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 - name: Put user in power group
   ansible.builtin.user:
-    name: "{{ user_name }}"
+    name: "{{ user_name | default('root') }}"
     groups: [power]
     append: true
 
diff --git a/roles/user/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/user/tasks/main.yaml
index bcba9bb..3f8e48e 100644
--- a/roles/user/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/user/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 
 - name: Add primary user
   ansible.builtin.user:
-    name: "{{ user_name }}"
+    name: "{{ user_name | default('root') }}"
     password: "{{ user_pass | password_hash('sha512', '{{ user_pass_salt}}') }}"
     create_home: true
     shell: "/bin/{{ user_shell }}"
-    group: "{{ user_name }}"
+    group: "{{ user_name | default('root') }}"
     groups: "{{ user_groups }}"
     generate_ssh_key: true
   tags: