diff --git a/settings.conf b/settings.conf
index 073e3d7b9..340c3b018 100644
--- a/settings.conf
+++ b/settings.conf
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ prepare:
 # allowed, their names should be added here as placeholders to specify the order in
 # which view module jobs should be enqueued. Job modules are also allowed.
 install: #TODO: actually use this
+- dummyprocess
 #- partition
 #- unsquashfs
 - locale
diff --git a/src/modules/dummyprocess/module.conf b/src/modules/dummyprocess/module.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..999226e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/dummyprocess/module.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Module metadata file for dummy process jobmodule
+# Syntax is YAML 1.2
+---
+type:      "job"
+name:      "dummyprocess"
+interface: "process"
+requires:  []
+command:   "/bin/sh -c \"touch ~/calamares-dummyprocess\""
+timeout:   5