diff --git a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/user/AbstractUserTest.java b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/user/AbstractUserTest.java
index b874e1e7f0..d7dbbdc328 100644
--- a/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/user/AbstractUserTest.java
+++ b/testsuite/integration-arquillian/tests/base/src/test/java/org/keycloak/testsuite/user/AbstractUserTest.java
@@ -2,22 +2,34 @@ package org.keycloak.testsuite.user;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
 import static javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status.CREATED;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import org.keycloak.admin.client.resource.UserResource;
 import org.keycloak.admin.client.resource.UsersResource;
 import org.keycloak.representations.idm.UserRepresentation;
-import org.keycloak.testsuite.AbstractAuthTest;
 import static org.keycloak.testsuite.admin.ApiUtil.getCreatedId;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import org.keycloak.testsuite.AbstractAuthTest;
 
 /**
  *
  * @author tkyjovsk
  */
-public class AbstractUserTest extends AbstractAuthTest {
+public abstract class AbstractUserTest extends AbstractAuthTest {
 
     protected UsersResource users() {
         return testRealmResource().users();
     }
 
+    protected UserResource user(UserRepresentation user) {
+        if (user.getId()==null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("User id cannot be null.");
+        }
+        return user(user.getId());
+    }
+
+    protected UserResource user(String id) {
+        return users().get(id);
+    }
+
     public static UserRepresentation createUserRep(String username) {
         UserRepresentation user = new UserRepresentation();
         user.setUsername(username);
@@ -25,16 +37,16 @@ public class AbstractUserTest extends AbstractAuthTest {
         return user;
     }
 
-    public String createUser(UserRepresentation user) {
+    public UserRepresentation createUser(UserRepresentation user) {
         return createUser(users(), user);
     }
 
-    public String createUser(UsersResource users, UserRepresentation user) {
+    public UserRepresentation createUser(UsersResource users, UserRepresentation user) {
         Response response = users.create(user);
         assertEquals(CREATED.getStatusCode(), response.getStatus());
-        String createdId = getCreatedId(response);
+        user.setId(getCreatedId(response));
         response.close();
-        return createdId;
+        return user;
     }
 
 }