diff --git a/nethack-launcher/print_login_screen.go b/nethack-launcher/print_login_screen.go
index f82e33f..9fd5841 100644
--- a/nethack-launcher/print_login_screen.go
+++ b/nethack-launcher/print_login_screen.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func printLoginScreen(redisClient *redis.Client) {
 				typedHash := sha3.Sum512([]byte(typedAuth))
 				if fmt.Sprintf("%x", typedHash) == storedHash {
 					// user authed
+					createUserFiles(username)
 					printUserScreen(redisClient, username)
 					noPass = false
 				} else {