diff --git a/internal/pkg/impl/xosuser.go b/internal/pkg/impl/xosuser.go
index 77a9367..c7537d4 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/impl/xosuser.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/impl/xosuser.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
 	if settings.GetDummy() {
 		return true
 	}
+	if settings.GetGrpc() {
+		return true
+	}
 	var dummyYaml = `
 tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
 imports: