diff --git a/QuoteGeneration/pccs/startup.sh b/QuoteGeneration/pccs/startup.sh
index 4ec6aa3d..13d02abc 100755
--- a/QuoteGeneration/pccs/startup.sh
+++ b/QuoteGeneration/pccs/startup.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if [ ! $(getent group $PCCS_USER) ]; then
     groupadd $PCCS_USER
 fi
 if ! id "$PCCS_USER" &>/dev/null; then
-    adduser --system $PCCS_USER -g $PCCS_USER --home $PCCS_HOME --no-create-home --shell /bin/bash
+    adduser --system $PCCS_USER --group --home $PCCS_HOME --no-create-home --shell /bin/bash
 fi
 chown -R $PCCS_USER:$PCCS_USER $PCCS_HOME
 chmod 640 $PCCS_HOME/config/default.json