diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index bbef40c..bb5606f 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     notify: Restart php-fpm
 
   - name: Create the users under the php-fpm processes will run
-    user: name={{ item.user }} comment="{{ item.user }}" home=/dev/null createhome=no shell=/usr/sbin/nologin
+    user: name={{ item.user }} comment="{{ item.user }}" home=/dev/null createhome=no shell=/usr/sbin/nologin system=yes
     with_items: '{{ phpfpm_pools }}'
     when: phpfpm_create_users
     notify: Restart php-fpm