diff --git a/Custom_Hooks/eb_hooks.py b/Custom_Hooks/eb_hooks.py
index 537d6a7be851dcd51958096d339b009e22e3de81..20973f47595bcce36da6db1c45dd8541e34a493f 100644
--- a/Custom_Hooks/eb_hooks.py
+++ b/Custom_Hooks/eb_hooks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import pwd
 import re
 import subprocess
 
@@ -140,11 +141,15 @@ def get_user_info():
             if name and email:
                 return [name, email]
             else:
-                print_warning(
-                    f"\n'jutil' is not present and 'SITE_CONTACT_NAME' or 'SITE_CONTACT_EMAIL' are not defined\n"
-                    "Please defined both in your environment and try again\n"
-                )
-                exit(1)
+                if install_path().lower().startswith('/p/software'):
+                    print_warning(
+                        f"\n'jutil' is not present and 'SITE_CONTACT_NAME' or 'SITE_CONTACT_EMAIL' are not defined\n"
+                        "Please defined both in your environment and try again\n"
+                    )
+                    exit(1)
+                # Assume user installations, contact data is not critical
+                else:
+                    return [pwd.getpwuid(os.getuid())[4], '???']
     else:
         return ['CI user', 'ci_user@fz-juelich.de']