diff --git a/qa/qa/resource/user.rb b/qa/qa/resource/user.rb
index 16f0b311fa9491acb53e9bed017e686c4c5b3b59..9be88ba4211189e5659f49971d1556a675e17d16 100644
--- a/qa/qa/resource/user.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/resource/user.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@ module QA
         }
       end
 
+      def self.fabricate_or_use(username, password)
+        if Runtime::Env.signup_disabled?
+          self.new.tap do |user|
+            user.username = username
+            user.password = password
+          end
+        else
+          self.fabricate!
+        end
+      end
+
       private
 
       def fetch_id(username)
diff --git a/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb b/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb
index c4500f9be905bc5370e131dacfcaa9a7380b9c32..1154eaca6a99ddb4589fb0b48e3a0753a5b50e19 100644
--- a/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,22 @@ module QA
         ENV['GITLAB_FORKER_PASSWORD']
       end
 
+      def gitlab_qa_username_1
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_USERNAME_1'] || 'gitlab-qa-user1'
+      end
+
+      def gitlab_qa_password_1
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_PASSWORD_1']
+      end
+
+      def gitlab_qa_username_2
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_USERNAME_2'] || 'gitlab-qa-user2'
+      end
+
+      def gitlab_qa_password_2
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_PASSWORD_2']
+      end
+
       def ldap_username
         ENV['GITLAB_LDAP_USERNAME']
       end
diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/1_manage/project/add_project_member_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/1_manage/project/add_project_member_spec.rb
index bef89d5be24436f664e24d934aad297f2016c901..4070a2252603974c03fa58950244089ae86a284f 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/1_manage/project/add_project_member_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/1_manage/project/add_project_member_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module QA
         Runtime::Browser.visit(:gitlab, Page::Main::Login)
         Page::Main::Login.perform(&:sign_in_using_credentials)
 
-        user = Resource::User.fabricate!
+        user = Resource::User.fabricate_or_use(Runtime::Env.gitlab_qa_username_1, Runtime::Env.gitlab_qa_password_1)
 
         project = Resource::Project.fabricate! do |resource|
           resource.name = 'add-member-project'