diff --git a/tasks/users.yml b/tasks/users.yml
index 9805452..47f4bd5 100644
--- a/tasks/users.yml
+++ b/tasks/users.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.user:
         name: "{{ user.username }}"
         state: "{{ user.state | default('present') }}"
-        group: "{{ user.group | default(user.username) }}"
+        group: "{{ user.group | default(omit) }}"
         groups: "{{ user.groups | default(omit) | join(',') }}"
         comment: "{{ user.comment | default(omit) }}"
         shell: "{{ user.shell | default(omit) }}"