diff --git a/python_apps/create-pypo-user.py b/python_apps/create-pypo-user.py
index 46a7bb1b9..c11bd08c2 100644
--- a/python_apps/create-pypo-user.py
+++ b/python_apps/create-pypo-user.py
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
 
 def create_user(username):
   print "Checking for user "+username
-  
+
   p = Popen('id '+username, shell=True, stdin=PIPE, stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT, close_fds=True)
   output = p.stdout.read()
-  
+
   if (output[0:3] != "uid"):
     # Make the pypo user
     print "Creating user "+username
     os.system("adduser --system --quiet --group --shell /bin/bash "+username)
-    
+
     #set pypo password
     p = os.popen('/usr/bin/passwd pypo 1>/dev/null 2>&1', 'w')
     p.write('pypo\n')
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ def create_user(username):
   os.system("adduser " + username + " audio 1>/dev/null 2>&1")
   #add pypo to www-data group
   os.system("adduser " + username + " www-data 1>/dev/null 2>&1")
+  #add pypo to pulse group
+  os.system("adduser " + username + " pulse 1>/dev/null 2>&1")
+  #add pypo to pulse-access group
+  os.system("adduser " + username + " pulse-access 1>/dev/null 2>&1")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if os.geteuid() != 0:
         print "Please run this as root."
         sys.exit(1)
-    
+
     create_user("pypo")