diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 589d377..1e2731f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,6 +132,18 @@ The admin api only allows the creating of users using the email/password sign-in
 ;;    :disabled false
 ;;}
 
+(charm-admin/create-user "email@domain.com" "superstrong6characterpassword" "my-very-own-custom-uuid")  
+;;{   
+;;    :email email@domain.com
+;;    :email-verified false
+;;    :uid my-very-own-custom-uuid
+;;    :provider-id firebase
+;;    :photo-url nil
+;;    :phone-number nil
+;;    :display-name nil
+;;    :disabled false
+;;}
+
 (charm-admin/get-user "vMnMJvS28kWr5pb6sByHULMLelJ3")  
 ;;{   
 ;;    :email email@domain.com
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 066968c..f5fc65c 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject alekcz/charmander "1.0.4"
+(defproject alekcz/charmander "1.0.5"
   :description "Charmander: a set of libraries to make working with firebase easier in clojure"
   :url "https://github.com/alekcz/charmander"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
diff --git a/src/charmander/admin.clj b/src/charmander/admin.clj
index e2c3918..b5443a5 100644
--- a/src/charmander/admin.clj
+++ b/src/charmander/admin.clj
@@ -42,13 +42,22 @@
     (catch Exception e (println "\nError: FIREBASE_CONFIG/GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS AND GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT environment variables must both be set")))))
   
 
-(defn- build-create-user-request [email password] 
-  (let [create-request (new UserRecord$CreateRequest)]
-      (doto create-request ;doto mutates the object. Use it when you're going to return the object
-        (.setEmail email)
-        (.setPassword password)
-        (.setEmailVerified false)
-        (.setDisabled false))))
+(defn- build-create-user-request 
+  ([email password] 
+    (let [create-request (new UserRecord$CreateRequest)]
+        (doto create-request ;doto mutates the object. Use it when you're going to return the object
+          (.setEmail email)
+          (.setPassword password)
+          (.setEmailVerified false)
+          (.setDisabled false))))
+  ([email password uid] 
+    (let [create-request (new UserRecord$CreateRequest)]
+        (doto create-request ;doto mutates the object. Use it when you're going to return the object
+          (.setUid uid)
+          (.setEmail email)
+          (.setPassword password)
+          (.setEmailVerified false)
+        (.setDisabled false)))))
 
 (defn- convert-user-record-to-map [^UserRecord user-record]
   { :email (. user-record getEmail)
@@ -84,12 +93,19 @@
 
 ; user management api
 
-(defn create-user [email password]
-  (try
-    (let [firebase-auth (. FirebaseAuth getInstance) 
-        create-request (build-create-user-request email password)]
-      (convert-user-record-to-map (. firebase-auth createUser create-request)))
-      (catch Exception e {:error true :error-data (format-error e)})))
+(defn create-user 
+  ([email password]
+    (try
+      (let [firebase-auth (. FirebaseAuth getInstance) 
+          create-request (build-create-user-request email password)]
+        (convert-user-record-to-map (. firebase-auth createUser create-request)))
+        (catch Exception e {:error true :error-data (format-error e)})))
+  ([email password uid]
+    (try
+      (let [firebase-auth (. FirebaseAuth getInstance) 
+          create-request (build-create-user-request email password uid)]
+        (convert-user-record-to-map (. firebase-auth createUser create-request)))
+        (catch Exception e {:error true :error-data (format-error e)}))))
 
 (defn delete-user [uuid]
   (try
diff --git a/test/charmander/admin_test.clj b/test/charmander/admin_test.clj
index a6e1c30..316030a 100644
--- a/test/charmander/admin_test.clj
+++ b/test/charmander/admin_test.clj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	"Template for tests"
 
 	(deftest test-tempate
-		(testing "Testing functionname"
+		(testing "Testing function name"
 			(let [data "" other ""]
 				(do
 					(is (= (#'charmander.admin/privatefunction inputs) answer))
@@ -40,7 +40,17 @@
 						(is (= (:email response) (str unique "@domain.com"))) 
 						(is (not (= response response2)))
 						(#'charmander.admin/delete-user (:uid response)))))))
-						
+
+(deftest test-create-user-with-uid
+	(testing "Testing the creating of new users with uid"
+			(let [unique (str (uuid/v1) "-" (uuid/v1))]
+				(let [response  (#'charmander.admin/create-user (str unique "@domain.com") "superDuperSecure" unique)
+							response2 (#'charmander.admin/create-user (str unique "+other@domain.com") "superDuperSecure" unique)]
+					(do
+						(is (= (:email response) (str unique "@domain.com"))) 
+						(is (not (= response response2)))
+						(#'charmander.admin/delete-user unique))))))
+
 (deftest test-all-get-users
 	(testing "Testing the retrieval of user by uid or by email"
 			(let [unique (str (uuid/v1))]
diff --git a/test/charmander/admin_test_2.clj b/test/charmander/admin_test_2.clj
index b6aedf3..a8a9cf7 100644
--- a/test/charmander/admin_test_2.clj
+++ b/test/charmander/admin_test_2.clj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	"Template for tests"
 
 	(deftest test-tempate
-		(testing "Testing functionname"
+		(testing "Testing function name"
 			(let [data "" other ""]
 				(do
 					(is (= (#'charmander.admin/privatefunction inputs) answer))
@@ -40,7 +40,17 @@
 						(is (= (:email response) (str unique "@domain.com"))) 
 						(is (not (= response response2)))
 						(#'charmander.admin/delete-user (:uid response)))))))
-						
+
+(deftest test-create-user-with-uid
+	(testing "Testing the creating of new users with uid"
+			(let [unique (str (uuid/v1) "-" (uuid/v1))]
+				(let [response  (#'charmander.admin/create-user (str unique "@domain.com") "superDuperSecure" unique)
+							response2 (#'charmander.admin/create-user (str unique "+other@domain.com") "superDuperSecure" unique)]
+					(do
+						(is (= (:email response) (str unique "@domain.com"))) 
+						(is (not (= response response2)))
+						(#'charmander.admin/delete-user unique))))))
+
 (deftest test-all-get-users
 	(testing "Testing the retrieval of user by uid or by email"
 			(let [unique (str (uuid/v1))]