diff --git a/deployment/check/common/targetNode.nix b/deployment/check/common/targetNode.nix
index 10846e72..6c1d530d 100644
--- a/deployment/check/common/targetNode.nix
+++ b/deployment/check/common/targetNode.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ in
         enableIPv6 = false;
       };
 
+      services.getty.autologinUser = lib.mkForce "root";
+
       ## Test VMs don't have a bootloader by default.
       boot.loader.grub.enable = false;