diff --git a/roles/shell/tasks/users.yml b/roles/shell/tasks/users.yml
index b2422e2f..fc229516 100644
--- a/roles/shell/tasks/users.yml
+++ b/roles/shell/tasks/users.yml
@@ -201,3 +201,4 @@
 - include: users/roygbiv.yml
 - include: users/neotux.yml
 - include: users/n0a110w.yml
+- include: users/stern.yml
diff --git a/roles/shell/tasks/users/stern.yml b/roles/shell/tasks/users/stern.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4510b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/shell/tasks/users/stern.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: Setting up stern
+  user:
+    name: stern
+    groups: tilde
+    state: present
+    skeleton: /etc/skel
+    shell: /bin/bash
+    system: no
+    createhome: yes
+    home: /home/stern
+- authorized_key:
+    user: stern
+    state: present
+    key: "ssh-rsa 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"