diff --git a/playbooks/user/user_certificate_absent.yml b/playbooks/user/user_certificate_absent.yml
index 6c6b6746..4aa03fb5 100644
--- a/playbooks/user/user_certificate_absent.yml
+++ b/playbooks/user/user_certificate_absent.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     ipauser:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
       name: test
+      action: member
       certificate:
         - >
           MIIC/zCCAeegAwIBAgIUZGHLaSYg1myp6EI4VGWSC27vOrswDQYJKoZ
diff --git a/playbooks/user/user_certificate_present.yml b/playbooks/user/user_certificate_present.yml
index c9722c96..04969c95 100644
--- a/playbooks/user/user_certificate_present.yml
+++ b/playbooks/user/user_certificate_present.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     ipauser:
       ipaadmin_password: SomeADMINpassword
       name: test
+      action: member
       certificate:
         - >
           MIIC/zCCAeegAwIBAgIUZGHLaSYg1myp6EI4VGWSC27vOrswDQYJKoZ