An inserter for inserting a needle of a drug delivery device through the skin of a user, the inserter having an inserter housing (30) a base section (60) associated with the inserter housing such that an interaction between the inserter housing and the base allows the inserter housing to tilt in relation to the base a manually displaceable plunger (20) deployed in the housing, the plunger displaceable between a stand-by position and an insertion position and an insertion needle (6) extending from the plunger in an insertion direction wherein the manual displacement of the plunger is achieved by applying a force greater than a required force threshold so as to free the plunger from the stand-by position.
