diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index b7db4a7c..99a5cc99 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ runGravity() {
 create_pihole_user(){
 	# Check if user pihole exists and create if not
 	echo "::: Checking if user 'pihole' exists..."
-	id -u pihole &> /dev/null && echo "::: User 'pihole' already exists" || echo "::: User 'pihole' doesn't exist. Creating..." && useradd -r -s /usr/sbin/nologin pihole
+	id -u pihole &> /dev/null && echo "::: User 'pihole' already exists" || (echo "::: User 'pihole' doesn't exist. Creating..." && useradd -r -s /usr/sbin/nologin pihole)
 }
 
 configureFirewall() {