diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index e7629b586fa..86038e39d78 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
                 "IDP_LDAP_BIND_PASSWORD": "some-ldap-idp-password",
                 // admin user default password
                 "IDM_ADMIN_PASSWORD": "admin",
+                "ADMIN_USER_ID": "admin",
                 // demo users
                 "IDM_CREATE_DEMO_USERS": "true",
                 // metadata storage