diff --git a/src/user/create.js b/src/user/create.js
index 51e7970e1c..b622a8b5a3 100644
--- a/src/user/create.js
+++ b/src/user/create.js
@@ -71,8 +71,12 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		userData = results.user;
 
 		const uid = await db.incrObjectField('global', 'nextUid');
+		const isFirstUser = uid === 1;
 		userData.uid = uid;
 
+		if (isFirstUser) {
+			userData['email:confirmed'] = 1;
+		}
 		await db.setObject('user:' + uid, userData);
 
 		const bulkAdd = [
@@ -97,8 +101,7 @@ module.exports = function (User) {
 		}
 
 		const groupsToJoin = ['registered-users'].concat(
-			parseInt(userData.uid, 10) !== 1 ?
-				'unverified-users' : 'verified-users'
+			isFirstUser ? 'verified-users' : 'unverified-users'
 		);
 
 		await Promise.all([
diff --git a/test/database/hash.js b/test/database/hash.js
index 123967b1da..2fb566d8a6 100644
--- a/test/database/hash.js
+++ b/test/database/hash.js
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ describe('Hash methods', function () {
 			db.incrObjectField('testObject12', 'field1', function (err, newValue) {
 				assert.equal(err, null);
 				assert.equal(arguments.length, 2);
-				assert.equal(newValue, 1);
+				assert.strictEqual(newValue, 1);
 				done();
 			});
 		});
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ describe('Hash methods', function () {
 			db.incrObjectField('testObject11', 'age', function (err, newValue) {
 				assert.equal(err, null);
 				assert.equal(arguments.length, 2);
-				assert.equal(newValue, 100);
+				assert.strictEqual(newValue, 100);
 				done();
 			});
 		});