diff --git a/backend/src/app.py b/backend/src/app.py
index 4a686d8..8953a76 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.py
+++ b/backend/src/app.py
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@ db.init_app(app)
 # Initializes CORS so that the api_tool can talk to the example app
 cors.init_app(app)
 
+# Add users for the example
+with app.app_context():
+    db.create_all()
+    if db.session.query(User).filter_by(username='Yasoob').count() < 1:
+        db.session.add(User(
+            username='Yasoob',
+            password=guard.hash_password('strongpassword'),
+            roles='admin'
+        ))
+    db.session.commit()
+
 
 @app.route('/api/login', methods=['POST'])
 def login():