diff --git a/lib/bookstack.sh b/lib/bookstack.sh
index 5a57078..a5d70b2 100644
--- a/lib/bookstack.sh
+++ b/lib/bookstack.sh
@@ -82,9 +82,8 @@ start_bookstack() {
   docker exec pdns pdnsutil add-record $DOMAIN documentation A 86400 $EXTERNALIP &> /dev/null
   [ $? -ne 0 ] && fail "Couldn't add dns record for bookstack"
 
-  PDNS_MYSQL_COMMAND="update users set password=\"$BOOKSTACK_ADMINPASSWORD\" where id = \"1\";" &> /dev/null
-  docker exec pdnsmysql bash -c "mysql -ubookstack -p$BOOKSTACK_SECRET bookstack -e '$PDNS_MYSQL_COMMAND;'" &> /dev/null
-  docker exec pdnsmysql bash -c "mysql -ubookstack -p$BOOKSTACK_SECRET bookstack -e \"update users set email='admin@$DOMAIN' where id = 1;\"" &> /dev/null
+  docker exec pdnsmysql mysql -ubookstack -p$BOOKSTACK_SECRET bookstack -e "delete from users where email = 'admin@admin.com';"
+  docker exec bookstack php /app/www/artisan bookstack:create-admin --email="admin@$DOMAIN" --name="Admin" --password="$ADMINPASS"
 
   # Set mail configuration
   sed -i "s#MAIL_FROM=.*#MAIL_FROM=admin@$DOMAIN#g" /federated/apps/bookstack/data/config/www/.env