diff --git a/aleksis/core/models.py b/aleksis/core/models.py
index c72f6e1430d994343f0f1436d7f73ba844570103..ad67770c3166b6d060e977e5962f0512822003c1 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/models.py
+++ b/aleksis/core/models.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Person(ExtensibleModel):
         # Ensure we have an admin user
         user = get_user_model()
         if not user.objects.filter(is_superuser=True).exists():
-            admin = User.objects.create_superuser(
+            admin = user.objects.create_superuser(
                 username="admin", email="root@example.com", password="admin"
             )
             admin.save()