diff --git a/ansible/roles/mastodon/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/mastodon/tasks/main.yaml
index 6def033..6f01175 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/mastodon/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/mastodon/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@
     chdir: /srv/mastodon
   when: hazschema.stdout is match("Did not find any relations")
 
+
+- name: check whether our admin account has been created yet
+  shell: "docker exec -t mastodon_db psql -U postgres mastodon_production -t -c 'select count(*) from accounts;' | awk '{ print $1 }' | head -1"
+  register: accountcount
+
+- name: create admin account
+  command: "docker exec -it mastodon_web bash -c 'RAILS_ENV=production tootctl accounts create meat --email meat@{{ domain_name }} --confirmed --role Owner'"
+  when: accountcount.stdout == "1"
+
+
 - name: restart mastodon
   command: docker compose restart
   args: