diff --git a/buildscripts/smoke.py b/buildscripts/smoke.py
index a1086291550..be3d5917acc 100755
--- a/buildscripts/smoke.py
+++ b/buildscripts/smoke.py
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ def runTest(test):
                      'TestData.keyFile = ' + ( '"' + keyFile + '"' if keyFile else 'null' ) + ";" + \
                      'TestData.keyFileData = ' + ( '"' + keyFileData + '"' if keyFile else 'null' ) + ";"
         if auth and usedb:
+            evalString += 'db.getSiblingDB("admin").addUser("admin","password");'
             evalString += 'jsTest.authenticate(db.getMongo());'
         argv = argv + [ '--eval', evalString]