diff --git a/backend/config/functions/bootstrap.js b/backend/config/functions/bootstrap.js
index 3bbb0a4..3b1dd3c 100644
--- a/backend/config/functions/bootstrap.js
+++ b/backend/config/functions/bootstrap.js
@@ -10,38 +10,44 @@
  * See more details here: https://strapi.io/documentation/v3.x/concepts/configurations.html#bootstrap
  */
 
-async function bootstrap_admin() {
-  const params = {
-    username:   process.env.ADMIN_USER,
-    password:   process.env.ADMIN_PASS,
-    firstname:  process.env.ADMIN_USER,
-    lastname:   process.env.ADMIN_USER,
-    email:      process.env.ADMIN_EMAIL,
-    blocked:    false,
-    isActive:   true,
-  }
+const findPublicRole = async () => {
+  const result = await strapi
+    .query("role", "users-permissions")
+    .findOne({ type: "public" });
+  return result;
+};
 
-  const admins = await strapi.query('user', 'admin').find({ _limit: 1 })
-  if (admins.length) {
-    console.error(`Admin user already exists: ${admins[0].email}`)
-    return
-  }
+const setDefaultPermissions = async () => {
+  const role = await findPublicRole();
+  const permissions = await strapi
+    .query("permission", "users-permissions")
+    .find({ type: "application", role: role.id, action: "create" });
+  console.dir(permissions)
+  await Promise.all(
+    permissions.map(p =>
+      strapi
+        .query("permission", "users-permissions")
+        .update({ id: p.id }, { enabled: true })
+    )
+  );
+  console.info('Added create permissions for Public role.')
+};
 
-  try {
-    // in the admin under services you can find the super admin role
-    const superAdminRole = await strapi.admin.services.role.getSuperAdmin()
-    // Hash password before storing in the database
-    console.dir(superAdminRole)
-    params.roles = [superAdminRole.id]
-    params.password = await strapi.admin.services.auth.hashPassword(params.password)
-    // Create admin account
-    const admin = await strapi.query('user', 'admin').create({...params})
-    console.info('Admin account created:', admin)
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error(error)
-  }
-}
+const isFirstRun = async () => {
+  const pluginStore = strapi.store({
+    environment: strapi.config.environment,
+    type: "type",
+    name: "setup"
+  });
+  const initHasRun = await pluginStore.get({ key: "initHasRun" });
+  await pluginStore.set({ key: "initHasRun", value: true });
+  return !initHasRun;
+};
 
 module.exports = async () => {
-  await bootstrap_admin()
-}
+  const shouldSetDefaultPermissions = await isFirstRun();
+  if (shouldSetDefaultPermissions) {
+    console.log('SETUP')
+    await setDefaultPermissions();
+  }
+};
diff --git a/env.example b/env.example
index 6a69bc9..ba6226f 100644
--- a/env.example
+++ b/env.example
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-ADMIN_USER=admin
-ADMIN_PASS=status1!
-ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.org
 DATABASE_NAME=status-affliate
 DATABASE_USERNAME=status
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=status1!