diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_main.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_main.cc
index b905aa5c64df4a..dba733786cb663 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_main.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_main.cc
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 #ifdef WITH_RADOSGW_LUA_PACKAGES
 #include "rgw_lua.h"
 #endif
+#ifdef WITH_RADOSGW_DBSTORE
+#include "rgw_sal_dbstore.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "services/svc_zone.h"
 
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_sal.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_sal.cc
index 5917280bca97ee..c22d9e162dbc1f 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_sal.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_sal.cc
@@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ rgw::sal::Store* StoreManager::init_storage_provider(const DoutPrefixProvider* d
     /* Initialize the dbstore with cct & dpp */
     DB *db = static_cast<rgw::sal::DBStore *>(store)->getDB();
     db->set_context(cct);
+
+    /* XXX: temporary - create testid user */
+    rgw_user testid_user("", "testid", "");
+    std::unique_ptr<rgw::sal::User> user = store->get_user(testid_user);
+    user->get_info().display_name = "M. Tester";
+    user->get_info().user_email = "tester@ceph.com";
+    RGWAccessKey k1("0555b35654ad1656d804", "h7GhxuBLTrlhVUyxSPUKUV8r/2EI4ngqJxD7iBdBYLhwluN30JaT3Q==");
+    user->get_info().access_keys["0555b35654ad1656d804"] = k1;
+
+    int r = user->store_user(dpp, null_yield, true);
+    if (r < 0) {
+      ldpp_dout(dpp, 0) << "ERROR: failed inserting testid user in dbstore error r=" << r << dendl;
+    }
     return store;
 #endif
   }