diff --git a/environment/image_recipes/bare_metal/bare_metal.json b/environment/image_recipes/bare_metal/bare_metal.json
index 914d36c..dae41f1 100644
--- a/environment/image_recipes/bare_metal/bare_metal.json
+++ b/environment/image_recipes/bare_metal/bare_metal.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     {
       "type": "shell",
       "inline": [
-        "groupadd -r {{user `username`}}",
+        "groupadd {{user `username`}}",
         "useradd -ms /bin/bash -p $(echo \"{{user `password`}}\" | openssl passwd -1 -stdin) -g {{user `username`}} -G sudo {{user `username`}}",
         "echo \"{{user `username`}} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL\" >> /etc/sudoers",
         "mkdir -p /home/{{user `username`}}",
diff --git a/environment/image_recipes/docker/docker.json b/environment/image_recipes/docker/docker.json
index 8adc763..8fd38d8 100644
--- a/environment/image_recipes/docker/docker.json
+++ b/environment/image_recipes/docker/docker.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     {
       "type": "shell",
       "inline": [
-        "groupadd -r {{user `username`}}",
+        "groupadd {{user `username`}}",
         "useradd -ms /bin/bash -p $(echo \"{{user `password`}}\" | openssl passwd -1 -stdin) -g {{user `username`}} -G sudo {{user `username`}}",
         "echo \"{{user `username`}} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL\" >> /etc/sudoers",
         "mkdir -p /home/{{user `username`}}",
diff --git a/environment/image_recipes/lxd/lxd.json b/environment/image_recipes/lxd/lxd.json
index ae09e8f..84c4d4a 100644
--- a/environment/image_recipes/lxd/lxd.json
+++ b/environment/image_recipes/lxd/lxd.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     {
       "type": "shell",
       "inline": [
-        "groupadd -r {{user `username`}}",
+        "groupadd {{user `username`}}",
         "useradd -ms /bin/bash -p $(echo \"{{user `password`}}\" | openssl passwd -1 -stdin) -g {{user `username`}} -G sudo {{user `username`}}",
         "echo \"{{user `username`}} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL\" >> /etc/sudoers",
         "mkdir -p /home/{{user `username`}}",