diff --git a/source/snapd/config/config.d b/source/snapd/config/config.d
index 5822758..e6d7f8f 100644
--- a/source/snapd/config/config.d
+++ b/source/snapd/config/config.d
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class SnapdConfig {
 	private string _git;
 	private string _project;
 	private string _email;
+	private string _user;
 
 	private bool isValidEmail(string email) {
 		auto emailPattern = ctRegex!r"^[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$";
@@ -85,9 +86,22 @@ class SnapdConfig {
 				"Invalid email address provided in the \"email\" parameter:\n\t"
 				~ _email
 			);
+		
+		if ("user" !in jsonData)
+			throw new SnapdConfigException(
+				"The configuration file is missing the \"user\" parameter"
+			);
+
+		_user = jsonData["user"].str;
+
+		if (!_user.length)
+			throw new SnapdConfigException(
+				"The \"user\" parameter must contain an user name"
+			);
 	}
 
 	@property string git() const { return _git; }
 	@property string project() const { return _project; }
 	@property string email() const { return _email; }
+	@property string user() const { return _user; }
 }