diff --git a/ttadmin/users/models.py b/ttadmin/users/models.py
index 43d9c45..a0e1e6e 100644
--- a/ttadmin/users/models.py
+++ b/ttadmin/users/models.py
@@ -90,12 +90,17 @@ class Townie(User):
         _guarded_run(['sudo',
                       'adduser',
                       '--quiet',
-                      '--groups=town',
                       '--shell={}'.format(self.shell),
                       '--gecos="{}"'.format(self.displayname),
                       '--disabled-password',
                       self.username,])
 
+        _guarded_run(['sudo',
+                      'usermod',
+                      '-a',
+                      '-Gtown',
+                      self.username])
+
         # Create .ssh
         _guarded_run(['sudo',
                       '--user={}'.format(self.username),