diff --git a/app/commands/AppCommand.php b/app/commands/AppCommand.php
index 08c4bad02c..451fef7e30 100755
--- a/app/commands/AppCommand.php
+++ b/app/commands/AppCommand.php
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ class AppCommand extends Command {
 		// Prepare the user data array.
 		$data = array_merge($this->userData, array(
 			'activated'   => 1,
+			'manager_id'  => NULL,
 			'permissions' => array(
 				'admin' => 1,
 				'user'  => 1,
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ class AppCommand extends Command {
 			'email'      => 'john.doe@example.com',
 			'password'   => 'johndoe',
 			'activated'  => 1,
+			'manager_id'  => 1,
 		);
 
 		// Create the user
diff --git a/app/database/migrations/2013_12_12_055218_add_manager_to_users_table.php b/app/database/migrations/2013_12_12_055218_add_manager_to_users_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd30b3692b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/database/migrations/2013_12_12_055218_add_manager_to_users_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+
+class AddManagerToUsersTable extends Migration {
+
+	/**
+	 * Run the migrations.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function up()
+	{
+		Schema::table('users', function($table)
+		{
+			$table->integer('manager_id')->nullable()->default(NULL);
+
+		});
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Reverse the migrations.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function down()
+	{
+		Schema::table('users', function($table)
+		{
+			$table->dropColumn('manager_id');
+		});
+	}
+
+}
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