diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index 24550d9..30d5dd2 100644
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
+# Ensure sbin is in PATH (needed for useradd on some distros)
+export PATH="/usr/sbin:/sbin:${PATH}"
+
 ANSIBLE_USER="ansible"
 SSH_DIR="/home/${ANSIBLE_USER}/.ssh"
 KEY_TYPE="ed25519"
@@ -119,4 +122,3 @@
 echo "===================================================="
 
 echo "==> Done"
-