diff --git a/tests/scripts/fix_user_id.php b/tests/scripts/fix_user_id.php
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/fix_user_id.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+/* For licensing terms, see /license.txt */
+/**
+ * Temporary fix to set user.user_id to the same as user.id
+ */
+if (PHP_SAPI != 'cli') {
+    die('This script can only be executed from the command line');
+}
+require __DIR__.'/../../main/inc/conf/configuration.php';
+
+$dbh = mysql_connect(
+    $_configuration['db_host'],
+    $_configuration['db_user'],
+    $_configuration['db_password']
+);
+$db = mysql_select_db($_configuration['main_database']);
+$sql = "UPDATE user SET user_id = id";
+mysql_query($sql);