diff --git a/src/groups/create.js b/src/groups/create.js
index 2b929c1e14..2910d96294 100644
--- a/src/groups/create.js
+++ b/src/groups/create.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 module.exports = function(Groups) {
 
 	Groups.create = function(data, callback) {
-		var system = data.name === 'administrators' || data.name === 'registered-users' || data.name === 'Global Moderators' || Groups.isPrivilegeGroup(data.name);
+		var system = data.system === true || parseInt(data.system, 10) === 1 || data.name === 'administrators' || data.name === 'registered-users' || data.name === 'Global Moderators' || Groups.isPrivilegeGroup(data.name);
 		var groupData;
 		var timestamp = data.timestamp || Date.now();