diff --git a/distribution/build.gradle b/distribution/build.gradle
index 0acf52ce1f8..dd70df1d707 100644
--- a/distribution/build.gradle
+++ b/distribution/build.gradle
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ testClusters {
       setting 'xpack.sql.enabled', 'true'
       setting 'xpack.rollup.enabled', 'true'
       keystore 'bootstrap.password', 'password'
+      user username: 'elastic-admin', password: 'elastic-password', role: 'superuser'
     }
   }
 }