diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 63b4451..3db9e96 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -11,23 +11,14 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - git submodule update --init --recursive
 
-- name: dependencies
+- name: prepare environment
   environment:
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
-  commands:
-    - echo "Sleep 5 minutes to overcome the unattended-upgrades"
-    - sleep 300
-    - apt-get update
-    - apt-get install -y sed make binutils build-essential diffutils gcc g++ bash patch gzip bzip2 perl tar cpio unzip rsync file bc findutils wget
-
-- name: patch defconfig
-  environment:
     CONFIG_NAME: "rpi2_defconfig"
   commands:
-  - .drone/patch_defconfig.sh
-
-- name: configure
-  commands:
+    - .drone/install_dependencies.sh
+    - .drone/populate_overlay.sh
+    - .drone/patch_defconfig.sh
     - ./buildroot_make.sh rpi2_defconfig
 
 - name: restore cache
@@ -77,23 +68,14 @@ steps:
   commands:
     - git submodule update --init --recursive
 
-- name: dependencies
+- name: prepare environment
   environment:
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
-  commands:
-    - echo "Sleep 5 minutes to overcome the unattended-upgrades"
-    - sleep 300
-    - apt-get update
-    - apt-get install -y sed make binutils build-essential diffutils gcc g++ bash patch gzip bzip2 perl tar cpio unzip rsync file bc findutils wget
-
-- name: patch defconfig
-  environment:
     CONFIG_NAME: "tlt113_minievm_defconfig"
   commands:
-  - .drone/patch_defconfig.sh
-
-- name: configure
-  commands:
+    - .drone/install_dependencies.sh
+    - .drone/populate_overlay.sh
+    - .drone/patch_defconfig.sh
     - ./buildroot_make.sh tlt113_minievm_defconfig
 
 - name: restore cache
diff --git a/.drone/install_dependencies.sh b/.drone/install_dependencies.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..50b5918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.drone/install_dependencies.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+echo "Sleep 5 minutes to overcome the unattended-upgrade period"
+sleep 300
+apt-get update
+apt-get install -y \
+  sed make binutils build-essential diffutils \
+  gcc g++ bash patch gzip bzip2 perl tar cpio \
+  unzip rsync file bc findutils wget openssl libssl-dev
diff --git a/.drone/populate_overlay.sh b/.drone/populate_overlay.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..701e842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.drone/populate_overlay.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+SOURCE_PATH=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )/../" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+USERS_TABLE=${SOURCE_PATH}/external_tree/customizations/users.table
+
+echo "Populating overlay directory..."
+
+PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 8)
+
+echo "Generated default password for current build: ${PASSWORD}"
+
+echo "imi415 1000 imi415 1000 =${PASSWORD} /home/imi415 /bin/bash wheel imi415" > ${USERS_TABLE}