diff --git a/install/vst-install-rhel.sh b/install/vst-install-rhel.sh
index 140317182..f629e79ed 100755
--- a/install/vst-install-rhel.sh
+++ b/install/vst-install-rhel.sh
@@ -1204,10 +1204,8 @@ if [ "$spamd" = 'yes' ]; then
     service spamassassin start
     check_result $? "spamassassin start failed"
     if [ "$release" -ge '7' ]; then
-        groupadd -g 1001 spamd
-        useradd -u 1001 -g spamd -s /sbin/nologin -d \
-            /var/lib/spamassassin spamd
-        mkdir /var/lib/spamassassin
+        useradd spamd -s /sbin/nologin -d /var/lib/spamassassin 2>/dev/null
+        mkdir -p /var/lib/spamassassin
         chown spamd:spamd /var/lib/spamassassin
     fi
 fi
diff --git a/upd/upgrade-centos-v16-to-v17.sh b/upd/upgrade-centos-v16-to-v17.sh
index ae54345cf..157bcf375 100755
--- a/upd/upgrade-centos-v16-to-v17.sh
+++ b/upd/upgrade-centos-v16-to-v17.sh
@@ -56,10 +56,8 @@ fi
 if [ -f "/etc/mail/spamassassin/local.cf" ] ; then
     if [ ! -d "/var/lib/spamassassin" ] ; then
         if [ "$release" -eq '7' ]; then
-            groupadd -g 1001 spamd
-            useradd -u 1001 -g spamd -s /sbin/nologin -d \
-                /var/lib/spamassassin spamd
-            mkdir /var/lib/spamassassin
+            useradd spamd -s /sbin/nologin -d /var/lib/spamassassin 2>/dev/null
+            mkdir -p /var/lib/spamassassin
             chown spamd:spamd /var/lib/spamassassin
         fi
     fi