diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/de/bollwerk/server/db/DatabaseFactory.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/de/bollwerk/server/db/DatabaseFactory.kt
index 8af74da..16f893b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/de/bollwerk/server/db/DatabaseFactory.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/de/bollwerk/server/db/DatabaseFactory.kt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ internal object DatabaseFactory {
         EncryptionService.init(encryptionKey)
         migrateEncryptData()
         seedAdmin(adminPassword)
+        seedTestUsers()
     }
 
     private fun runFlyway(dataSource: HikariDataSource, jdbcUrl: String, user: String, password: String) {
@@ -190,4 +191,31 @@ internal object DatabaseFactory {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    private fun seedTestUsers() {
+        val testPassword = "15z3QA7mtosybQKSplhi"
+        val testUsers = listOf("alice", "bob")
+        transaction {
+            for (name in testUsers) {
+                val exists = Users.selectAll().where { Users.username eq name }.count() > 0
+                if (!exists) {
+                    val userId = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
+                    val inventoryId = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
+                    Inventories.insert {
+                        it[id] = inventoryId
+                        it[createdAt] = System.currentTimeMillis()
+                    }
+                    Users.insert {
+                        it[id] = userId
+                        it[username] = name
+                        it[passwordHash] = BCrypt.hashpw(testPassword, BCrypt.gensalt())
+                        it[createdAt] = System.currentTimeMillis()
+                        it[isAdmin] = false
+                        it[Users.inventoryId] = inventoryId
+                    }
+                    logger.info("Created test user: $name")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }