diff --git a/smartgears/ckan_connector/templates/ckan-connector-fixer.sh.j2 b/smartgears/ckan_connector/templates/ckan-connector-fixer.sh.j2
index ca25bded..9c0481b3 100644
--- a/smartgears/ckan_connector/templates/ckan-connector-fixer.sh.j2
+++ b/smartgears/ckan_connector/templates/ckan-connector-fixer.sh.j2
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ cd /usr/lib/ckan/default/src/ckan
 if [ "$CKAN_CREATE_USER" == "True" ] ; then
 # Create the admin user
     paster user -c $CK_INI add $CK_ADMIN password=$CK_ADMIN_PWD email=ckan_admin@d4science.org
-    paster -c $CK_INI sysadmin add $CK_ADMIN
 fi
+paster sysadmin -c $CK_INI add $CK_ADMIN
 
 # Get the admin key
 echo "update \"user\" set state = 'active' where name = '${CK_ADMIN}';" > $SQL_FILE