diff --git a/bootstraps/bootstrap-install b/bootstraps/bootstrap-install
index ea3a97a3d9afb9234898a8315ee7b27728f878c1..3138bf48f889c1d5102744567f3c11869c3cc6b4 100644
--- a/bootstraps/bootstrap-install
+++ b/bootstraps/bootstrap-install
@@ -55,9 +55,15 @@ verify_md5(){
 if ! groupadd -fr seed_mec; then
     abort "falha ao criar o grupo seed_mec."
 fi
-if ! useradd -rm -g seed_mec -s /bin/bash -d "${SEED_MEC_HOME}" seed_mec; then
+
+# This is a temporary skel directory to avoid installing the default skel
+TMPSKEL=$(mktemp -d)
+if ! useradd -rm -g seed_mec -s /bin/bash -d "${SEED_MEC_HOME}" \
+             -k "${TMPSKEL}" seed_mec; then
     abort "falha ao criar o usuário seed_mec."
 fi
+rmdir "${TMPSKEL}"
+
 
 # Uncompress tar package and check its integrity
 tail -n +${BOOTSTRAP_LINES} $0 > "${SEED_MEC_HOME}/${FILE}"