diff --git a/plume-cli/src/instance.rs b/plume-cli/src/instance.rs
index 8fa48060..f383dcd9 100644
--- a/plume-cli/src/instance.rs
+++ b/plume-cli/src/instance.rs
@@ -68,4 +68,5 @@ fn new<'a>(args: &ArgMatches<'a>, conn: &Connection) {
         },
     )
     .expect("Couldn't save instance");
+    Instance::create_local_instance_user(conn).expect("Couldn't save local instance user");
 }