diff --git a/tutorcredentials/plugin.py b/tutorcredentials/plugin.py
index e77bc93..8565304 100644
--- a/tutorcredentials/plugin.py
+++ b/tutorcredentials/plugin.py
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ tutor_hooks.Filters.IMAGES_BUILD.add_item(
         (),
     )
 )
+tutor_hooks.Filters.COMMANDS_INIT.add_item(
+    (
+        "mysql",
+        ("credentials", "tasks", "mysql", "sync_users"),
+    )
+)
 
 @tutor_hooks.Filters.IMAGES_PULL.add()
 @tutor_hooks.Filters.IMAGES_PUSH.add()
diff --git a/tutorcredentials/templates/credentials/tasks/mysql/sync_users b/tutorcredentials/templates/credentials/tasks/mysql/sync_users
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6b1b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorcredentials/templates/credentials/tasks/mysql/sync_users
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+echo "sync credentials.core_user to openedx.auth_user"
+mysql -u {{ MYSQL_ROOT_USERNAME }} --password="{{ MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD }}" --host "{{ MYSQL_HOST }}" --port {{ MYSQL_PORT }} -e "\
+INSERT credentials.core_user (password, last_login, is_superuser, username, first_name, last_name, email, is_staff, is_active, date_joined, full_name, lms_user_id) \
+     SELECT     lms_user.password, \
+               lms_user.last_login, \
+               lms_user.is_superuser, \
+               lms_user.username, \
+               lms_user.first_name, \
+               lms_user.last_name, \
+               lms_user.email, \
+               lms_user.is_staff, \
+               lms_user.is_active, \
+               lms_user.date_joined, \
+               CASE WHEN NOT ISNULL(lms_profile.name) THEN lms_profile.name ELSE lms_user.first_name + ' ' + lms_user.last_name END as full_name, \
+               lms_user.id as lms_user_id \
+     FROM     openedx.auth_user lms_user \
+               LEFT JOIN openedx.auth_userprofile as lms_profile ON (lms_user.id = lms_profile.user_id) \
+               LEFT JOIN credentials.core_user credentials_user ON (lms_user.id = credentials_user.lms_user_id) \
+               LEFT JOIN credentials.core_user credentials_user2 ON (lms_user.username = credentials_user2.username) \
+     WHERE     (credentials_user.id IS NULL) AND \
+               (credentials_user2.username IS NULL);"