diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 57a04f3810..b58a6d77df 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ fs.readFile(path.join(__dirname, 'config.json'), function(err, data) {
 							});
 
 							// Hardcoding uid 1 as an admin
-							//RDB.sadd('administrators', 1);
 							var user = require('./src/user.js');
 							user.makeAdministrator(1);
 						} else {
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 292d8ef5c0..568cbc4634 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js'),
 					'reputation': 0,
 					'postcount': 0,
 					'lastposttime': 0,
-					'administrator': 0
+					'administrator': (uid==1)?1:0
 				});
 				
 				RDB.set('username:' + username + ':uid', uid);