diff --git a/etc/kayobe/controllers.yml b/etc/kayobe/controllers.yml
index 2fbe85b..f7dcef5 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/controllers.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/controllers.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # User with which to access the controllers via SSH during bootstrap, in order
 # to setup the Kayobe user account.
-#controller_bootstrap_user:
+controller_bootstrap_user: "{{ lookup('env', 'USER') }}"
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Controller network interface configuration.
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/seed-hypervisor.yml b/etc/kayobe/seed-hypervisor.yml
index 1ef8988..054c44c 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/seed-hypervisor.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/seed-hypervisor.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # User with which to access the seed hypervisor via SSH during bootstrap, in
 # order to setup the Kayobe user account.
-#seed_hypervisor_bootstrap_user:
+seed_hypervisor_bootstrap_user: "{{ lookup('env', 'USER') }}"
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Seed hypervisor network interface configuration.
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/seed.yml b/etc/kayobe/seed.yml
index e0b5e0d..fc25963 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/seed.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/seed.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # User with which to access the seed via SSH during bootstrap, in order to
 # setup the Kayobe user account.
-#seed_bootstrap_user:
+seed_bootstrap_user: "{{ lookup('env', 'USER') }}"
 
 ###############################################################################
 # Seed network interface configuration.