diff --git a/opl/rbac_populate.py b/opl/rbac_populate.py
index f01cc48..b38e435 100644
--- a/opl/rbac_populate.py
+++ b/opl/rbac_populate.py
@@ -178,10 +178,11 @@ def add_roles_to_group(url_base, x_rh_identity, role_list, group_uuid):
 def create_principal(cursor, account):
     user_uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
     user_name = "user-" + user_uuid
+    user_type = "user"
     logging.info(f"Creating principal username = {user_name}")
     cursor.execute(
-        "INSERT INTO public.management_principal (uuid, username, tenant_id) VALUES (%s, %s, (SELECT id FROM public.api_tenant WHERE tenant_name = 'acct' || %s)) RETURNING id",
-        (user_uuid, user_name, account),
+        "INSERT INTO public.management_principal (uuid, username, tenant_id) VALUES (%s, %s, (SELECT id FROM public.api_tenant WHERE tenant_name = 'acct' || %s), %s) RETURNING id",
+        (user_uuid, user_name, account, user_type),
     )
     user_id = cursor.fetchone()[0]
     return user_name, user_id