diff --git a/roles/gitea/handlers/main.yml b/roles/gitea/handlers/main.yml
index 117eaeb..335cd52 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/handlers/main.yml
@@ -6,18 +6,28 @@
     name: gitea.service
     state: restarted
 - name: gitea add default user
-  command:
-    argv:
-      - /usr/local/bin/gitea
-      - admin
-      - create-user
-      - --username
-      - "{{ gitea_admin_username }}"
-      - --password
-      - "{{ gitea_admin_password }}"
-      - --email
-      - "{{ gitea_admin_email }}"
-      - --config
-      - /etc/gitea/app.ini
+  block:
+    name: Create user
+      command:
+        argv:
+          - /usr/local/bin/gitea
+          - admin
+          - create-user
+          - --username
+          - "{{ gitea_admin_username }}"
+          - --password
+          - "{{ gitea_admin_password }}"
+          - --email
+          - "{{ gitea_admin_email }}"
+          - --config
+          - /etc/gitea/app.ini
+    name: Promote user to admin
+      mysql_query:
+        login_db: gitea
+        login_user: gitea
+        login_password: {{ gitea_mysql_password }}
+        query: UPDATE user SET is_admin = 1 WHERE name = %s
+        positional_args:
+          - "{{ gitea_admin_username }}"
   become: yes
   become_user: git
diff --git a/roles/mysql/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mysql/tasks/main.yml
index 58e7a2d..60971bf 100644
--- a/roles/mysql/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mysql/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       packages:
       - mariadb-server
       - python3-mysqldb
+      - python3-pymysql
   - name: Start MySQL
     service:
       name: mysql