diff --git a/apertis-ospack-sdk.yaml b/apertis-ospack-sdk.yaml
index b31a5eb6db74a49ce9f1c0259b0f39757c13dba7..fdaa3153cf201f66a2839b59a115bd4a2bd4b991 100644
--- a/apertis-ospack-sdk.yaml
+++ b/apertis-ospack-sdk.yaml
@@ -705,6 +705,11 @@ 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"