diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-jest-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-jest-workflow.yml
index 81403b2b2..0899d1255 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-jest-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-jest-workflow.yml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
           yarn jest module.test.js
 
   pnpm6:
-    name: 'pnpm:next-6:jest example'
+    name: 'pnpm:latest-6:jest example'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 12.x
       - name: 'install latest pnpm'
-        run: npm i -g pnpm@next-6
+        run: npm i -g pnpm@latest-6
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: yarn install
       - name: 'Run verdaccio in the background'
diff --git a/src/lib/auth-utils.ts b/src/lib/auth-utils.ts
index 3f1e0c5d5..ea7f37b17 100644
--- a/src/lib/auth-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/auth-utils.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function validatePassword(
  */
 export function createRemoteUser(name: string, pluginGroups: string[]): RemoteUser {
   const isGroupValid: boolean = Array.isArray(pluginGroups);
-  const groups = (isGroupValid ? pluginGroups : []).concat([ROLES.$ALL, ROLES.$AUTH, ROLES.DEPRECATED_ALL, ROLES.DEPRECATED_AUTH, ROLES.ALL]);
+  const groups = Array.from(new Set((isGroupValid ? pluginGroups : []).concat([ROLES.$ALL, ROLES.$AUTH, ROLES.DEPRECATED_ALL, ROLES.DEPRECATED_AUTH, ROLES.ALL])));
 
   return {
     name,
diff --git a/src/lib/auth.ts b/src/lib/auth.ts
index 3ba469e25..e2b952ef2 100644
--- a/src/lib/auth.ts
+++ b/src/lib/auth.ts
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ class Auth implements IAuth {
   public async jwtEncrypt(user: RemoteUser, signOptions: JWTSignOptions): Promise<string> {
     const { real_groups, name, groups } = user;
     const realGroupsValidated = _.isNil(real_groups) ? [] : real_groups;
-    const groupedGroups = _.isNil(groups) ? real_groups : groups.concat(realGroupsValidated);
+    const groupedGroups = _.isNil(groups) ? real_groups : Array.from(new Set([...groups.concat(realGroupsValidated)]));
     const payload: RemoteUser = {
       real_groups: realGroupsValidated,
       name,
diff --git a/test/unit/modules/auth/auth-utils.spec.ts b/test/unit/modules/auth/auth-utils.spec.ts
index d566cd578..38d008269 100644
--- a/test/unit/modules/auth/auth-utils.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/modules/auth/auth-utils.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,15 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import { Config, RemoteUser, Security } from '@verdaccio/types';
 
 import Auth from '../../../../src/lib/auth';
-import { buildUserBuffer, getApiToken, getAuthenticatedMessage, getMiddlewareCredentials, getSecurity } from '../../../../src/lib/auth-utils';
+import {
+  buildUserBuffer,
+  createAnonymousRemoteUser,
+  createRemoteUser,
+  getApiToken,
+  getAuthenticatedMessage,
+  getMiddlewareCredentials,
+  getSecurity,
+} from '../../../../src/lib/auth-utils';
 import AppConfig from '../../../../src/lib/config';
 import { CHARACTER_ENCODING, TOKEN_BEARER } from '../../../../src/lib/constants';
 import { aesDecrypt, verifyPayload } from '../../../../src/lib/crypto-utils';
@@ -41,8 +49,8 @@ describe('Auth utilities', () => {
     const spyNotCalled = jest.spyOn(auth, methodNotBeenCalled);
     const user: RemoteUser = {
       name: username,
-      real_groups: [],
-      groups: [],
+      real_groups: ['test', '$all', '$authenticated', '@all', '@authenticated', 'all'],
+      groups: ['company-role1', 'company-role2'],
     };
     const token = await getApiToken(auth, config, user, password);
     expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -57,7 +65,9 @@ describe('Auth utilities', () => {
     const payload = verifyPayload(token, secret);
     expect(payload.name).toBe(user);
     expect(payload.groups).toBeDefined();
+    expect(payload.groups).toEqual(['company-role1', 'company-role2', 'test', '$all', '$authenticated', '@all', '@authenticated', 'all']);
     expect(payload.real_groups).toBeDefined();
+    expect(payload.real_groups).toEqual(['test', '$all', '$authenticated', '@all', '@authenticated', 'all']);
   };
 
   const verifyAES = (token: string, user: string, password: string, secret: string) => {
@@ -68,6 +78,30 @@ describe('Auth utilities', () => {
     expect(content[0]).toBe(password);
   };
 
+  describe('createRemoteUser', () => {
+    test('create remote user', () => {
+      expect(createRemoteUser('test', [])).toEqual({
+        name: 'test',
+        real_groups: [],
+        groups: ['$all', '$authenticated', '@all', '@authenticated', 'all'],
+      });
+    });
+    test('create remote user with groups', () => {
+      expect(createRemoteUser('test', ['group1', 'group2'])).toEqual({
+        name: 'test',
+        real_groups: ['group1', 'group2'],
+        groups: ['group1', 'group2', '$all', '$authenticated', '@all', '@authenticated', 'all'],
+      });
+    });
+    test('create anonymous remote user', () => {
+      expect(createAnonymousRemoteUser()).toEqual({
+        name: undefined,
+        real_groups: [],
+        groups: ['$all', '$anonymous', '@all', '@anonymous'],
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getApiToken test', () => {
     test('should sign token with aes and security missing', async () => {
       const token = await signCredentials('security-missing', 'test', 'test', '1234567', 'aesEncrypt', 'jwtEncrypt');
@@ -190,15 +224,13 @@ describe('Auth utilities', () => {
       test('should return anonymous whether token is corrupted', () => {
         const config: Config = getConfig('security-jwt', '12345');
         const security: Security = getSecurity(config);
-        const credentials = getMiddlewareCredentials(security, '12345', buildToken(TOKEN_BEARER, 'fakeToken'));
+        const credentials = getMiddlewareCredentials(security, '12345', buildToken(TOKEN_BEARER, 'fakeToken')) as RemoteUser;
 
         expect(credentials).toBeDefined();
-        // @ts-ignore
         expect(credentials.name).not.toBeDefined();
-        // @ts-ignore
         expect(credentials.real_groups).toBeDefined();
-        // @ts-ignore
         expect(credentials.real_groups).toEqual([]);
+        expect(credentials.groups).toEqual(['$all', '$anonymous', '@all', '@anonymous']);
       });
 
       test('should return anonymous whether token and scheme are corrupted', () => {
@@ -215,14 +247,12 @@ describe('Auth utilities', () => {
         const config: Config = getConfig('security-jwt', secret);
         const token = await signCredentials('security-jwt', user, 'secretTest', secret, 'jwtEncrypt', 'aesEncrypt');
         const security: Security = getSecurity(config);
-        const credentials = getMiddlewareCredentials(security, secret, buildToken(TOKEN_BEARER, token));
+        const credentials = getMiddlewareCredentials(security, secret, buildToken(TOKEN_BEARER, token)) as RemoteUser;
         expect(credentials).toBeDefined();
-        // @ts-ignore
         expect(credentials.name).toEqual(user);
-        // @ts-ignore
         expect(credentials.real_groups).toBeDefined();
-        // @ts-ignore
-        expect(credentials.real_groups).toEqual([]);
+        expect(credentials.real_groups).toEqual(['test', '$all', '$authenticated', '@all', '@authenticated', 'all']);
+        expect(credentials.groups).toEqual(['company-role1', 'company-role2', 'test', '$all', '$authenticated', '@all', '@authenticated', 'all']);
       });
     });
   });