diff --git a/ansible/roles/hpctests/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/hpctests/defaults/main.yml
index d7a31da04..e514de5c7 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/hpctests/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/hpctests/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 hpctests_user: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-hpctests_group: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+hpctests_group: "{{ hpctests_user }}"
 hpctests_rootdir: "/home/{{ hpctests_user }}/hpctests"
 hpctests_pre_cmd: ''
 hpctests_pingmatrix_modules: [gnu12 openmpi4]