diff --git a/ngcp-system-tests b/ngcp-system-tests
index 29ee177..87097b8 100755
--- a/ngcp-system-tests
+++ b/ngcp-system-tests
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ case "${NGCP_TESTS_MODE}" in
       bullseye*)
         DEBIAN_RELEASE=11
         ;;
+      bookworm*)
+        DEBIAN_RELEASE=12
+        ;;
     esac
     export DEBIAN_RELEASE
 
diff --git a/templates/200_user-debian.yaml.tt2 b/templates/200_user-debian.yaml.tt2
index 9b5aae0..e372ec1 100644
--- a/templates/200_user-debian.yaml.tt2
+++ b/templates/200_user-debian.yaml.tt2
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ group:
     exists: true
     gid: 0
 
+{{if eq .Env.DEBIAN_RELEASE "11"}}
   ssh:
     exists: true
+{{else}}
+  _ssh:
+    exists: true
+{{end}}
 
   ssl-cert:
     exists: true