diff --git a/swh/deposit/cli/admin.py b/swh/deposit/cli/admin.py
index 2a040014..9b918335 100644
--- a/swh/deposit/cli/admin.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/cli/admin.py
@@ -1,175 +1,178 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-2019  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import click
 
 from swh.deposit.config import setup_django_for
 from swh.deposit.cli import cli
 
 
 @cli.group('admin')
 @click.option('--config-file', '-C', default=None,
               type=click.Path(exists=True, dir_okay=False,),
               help="Optional extra configuration file.")
 @click.option('--platform', default='development',
               type=click.Choice(['development', 'production']),
               help='development or production platform')
 @click.pass_context
 def admin(ctx, config_file, platform):
     """Server administration tasks (manipulate user or collections)"""
     # configuration happens here
     setup_django_for(platform, config_file=config_file)
 
 
 @admin.group('user')
 @click.pass_context
 def user(ctx):
     """Manipulate user."""
     # configuration happens here
     pass
 
 
 def _create_collection(name):
     """Create the collection with name if it does not exist.
 
     Args:
         name (str): collection's name
 
     Returns:
         collection (DepositCollection): the existing collection object
                                         (created or not)
 
     """
     # to avoid loading too early django namespaces
     from swh.deposit.models import DepositCollection
 
     try:
         collection = DepositCollection.objects.get(name=name)
         click.echo('Collection %s exists, nothing to do.' % name)
     except DepositCollection.DoesNotExist:
         click.echo('Create new collection %s' % name)
         collection = DepositCollection.objects.create(name=name)
         click.echo('Collection %s created' % name)
     return collection
 
 
 @user.command('create')
 @click.option('--username', required=True, help="User's name")
 @click.option('--password', required=True,
               help="Desired user's password (plain).")
 @click.option('--firstname', default='', help="User's first name")
 @click.option('--lastname', default='', help="User's last name")
 @click.option('--email', default='', help="User's email")
 @click.option('--collection', help="User's collection")
 @click.option('--provider-url', default='', help="Provider URL")
 @click.option('--domain', help="The domain")
 @click.pass_context
 def user_create(ctx, username, password, firstname, lastname, email,
                 collection, provider_url, domain):
     """Create a user with some needed information (password, collection)
 
     If the collection does not exist, the collection is then created
     alongside.
 
     The password is stored encrypted using django's utilies.
 
     """
     # to avoid loading too early django namespaces
     from swh.deposit.models import DepositClient
 
+    # If collection is not provided, fallback to username
+    if not collection:
+        collection = username
     click.echo('collection: %s' % collection)
     # create the collection if it does not exist
     collection = _create_collection(collection)
 
     # user create/update
     try:
         user = DepositClient.objects.get(username=username)
         click.echo('User %s exists, updating information.' % user)
         user.set_password(password)
     except DepositClient.DoesNotExist:
         click.echo('Create new user %s' % username)
         user = DepositClient.objects.create_user(
             username=username,
             password=password)
 
     user.collections = [collection.id]
     user.first_name = firstname
     user.last_name = lastname
     user.email = email
     user.is_active = True
     user.provider_url = provider_url
     user.domain = domain
     user.save()
 
     click.echo('Information registered for user %s' % user)
 
 
 @user.command('list')
 @click.pass_context
 def user_list(ctx):
     """List existing users.
 
        This entrypoint is not paginated yet as there is not a lot of
        entry.
 
     """
     # to avoid loading too early django namespaces
     from swh.deposit.models import DepositClient
     users = DepositClient.objects.all()
     if not users:
         output = 'Empty user list'
     else:
         output = '\n'.join((user.username for user in users))
     click.echo(output)
 
 
 @user.command('exists')
 @click.argument('username', required=True)
 @click.pass_context
 def user_exists(ctx, username):
     """Check if user exists.
     """
     # to avoid loading too early django namespaces
     from swh.deposit.models import DepositClient
     try:
         DepositClient.objects.get(username=username)
         click.echo('User %s exists.' % username)
         ctx.exit(0)
     except DepositClient.DoesNotExist:
         click.echo('User %s does not exists.' % username)
         ctx.exit(1)
 
 
 @admin.group('collection')
 @click.pass_context
 def collection(ctx):
     """Manipulate collections."""
     pass
 
 
 @collection.command('create')
 @click.option('--name', required=True, help="Collection's name")
 @click.pass_context
 def collection_create(ctx, name):
     _create_collection(name)
 
 
 @collection.command('list')
 @click.pass_context
 def collection_list(ctx):
     """List existing collections.
 
        This entrypoint is not paginated yet as there is not a lot of
        entry.
 
     """
     # to avoid loading too early django namespaces
     from swh.deposit.models import DepositCollection
     collections = DepositCollection.objects.all()
     if not collections:
         output = 'Empty collection list'
     else:
         output = '\n'.join((col.name for col in collections))
     click.echo(output)