diff --git a/apertis-ospack-basesdk.yaml b/apertis-ospack-basesdk.yaml
index fa87cd99c7c2f3429e905bbba1908766a0a1c025..8bb507227e424e5ce603abe1980236d74b916b74 100644
--- a/apertis-ospack-basesdk.yaml
+++ b/apertis-ospack-basesdk.yaml
@@ -497,6 +497,11 @@ actions:
     chroot: true
     script: scripts/setup_user.sh
 
+  - action: run
+    chroot: true
+    description: "Force homedir creation so sample-applications can be cloned in"
+    command: /usr/sbin/apertis-create-homedir-if-needed 1000
+
   - action: run
     chroot: true
     description: "Creating mount point /Applications"