diff --git a/test/data/stages/users/b.json b/test/data/stages/users/b.json
index 0033c258..d3a31cd0 100644
--- a/test/data/stages/users/b.json
+++ b/test/data/stages/users/b.json
@@ -699,6 +699,16 @@
               }
             }
           }
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "org.osbuild.users",
+          "options": {
+            "users": {
+              "root": {
+                "home": "/var/roothome"
+              }
+            }
+          }
         }
       ]
     }
diff --git a/test/data/stages/users/b.mpp.yaml b/test/data/stages/users/b.mpp.yaml
index 3656ecaf..1e4beb27 100644
--- a/test/data/stages/users/b.mpp.yaml
+++ b/test/data/stages/users/b.mpp.yaml
@@ -73,3 +73,8 @@ pipelines:
               keys:
                 - ssh-ed25519 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 onekey
                 - ssh-ed25519 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 onekey
+      - type: org.osbuild.users
+        options:
+          users:
+            root:
+              home: /var/roothome
diff --git a/test/data/stages/users/diff.json b/test/data/stages/users/diff.json
index abba0120..bfd2e83d 100644
--- a/test/data/stages/users/diff.json
+++ b/test/data/stages/users/diff.json
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
     "/home/test/.bash_logout",
     "/home/test/.bash_profile",
     "/home/test/.bashrc",
+    "/var/roothome",
+    "/var/roothome/.bash_logout",
+    "/var/roothome/.bash_profile",
+    "/var/roothome/.bashrc",
     "/var/spool/mail/bothy",
     "/var/spool/mail/elodie",
     "/var/spool/mail/multikey",
@@ -69,13 +73,13 @@
     "/etc/passwd": {
       "content": [
         "sha256:7039379cb97eea23aa2e9276ebc08009d670cec2c4dd5f861b881d6f48a31b0a",
-        "sha256:5eafb41281ddcbadd6ff4ead6b3e89afa8040c697b828b8662d0fc9c0cad7544"
+        "sha256:9c0e9394aae1b6e1c5900b92b5ef4a53cf60b1e57d3bbb2e5f899f960bf63b82"
       ]
     },
     "/etc/passwd-": {
       "content": [
         "sha256:24117042025a62b47c58edf2a4de90032e6daac4d631f4d07894b61dc3b5ff1c",
-        "sha256:02e8a5e49bbd731b50700323f70b0a6d765e2a6e9a1892a6b3e094618f183fdf"
+        "sha256:5eafb41281ddcbadd6ff4ead6b3e89afa8040c697b828b8662d0fc9c0cad7544"
       ]
     },
     "/etc/shadow": {