diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 286cec69..4d3c548e 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #   Mayor.create(name: 'Emanuel', city: cities.first)
 
 # Create sample user
-user = User.new(email: 'deleted@localhost.osem', name: 'User deleted',
+user = User.new(email: 'deleted@localhost.osem', name: 'User deleted', username: 'deleted_user',
                 biography: 'Data is no longer available for deleted user.',
                 password: Devise.friendly_token[0, 20])
 user.skip_confirmation!