diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh.j2
index 6b839b2b..e04385ba 100755
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/install.sh.j2
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ if [ "${PULP_API_ROOT:-}" ]; then
   sed -i -e '$a api_root: "'"$PULP_API_ROOT"'"' vars/main.yaml
 fi
 
-pulp config create --base-url {{ pulp_scheme }}://pulp{% if pulp_scheme != 'https' %} --no-verify-ssl{% endif %} --api-root "$PULP_API_ROOT"
+pulp config create --base-url {{ pulp_scheme }}://pulp{% if pulp_scheme != 'https' %} --no-verify-ssl{% endif %} --api-root "$PULP_API_ROOT" --username "admin" --password "password"
 {% if test_cli -%}
 if [[ "$TEST" != "docs" ]]; then
   cp ~/.config/pulp/cli.toml "${REPO_ROOT}/../{{ cli_package }}/tests/cli.toml"