diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
index a86f2c8..dc33366 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
         url: "https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/1.11.4/gitea-1.11.4-linux-amd64"
         dest: "/usr/local/bin/gitea"
         mode: "0755"
-      notify: restart gitea
     - name: Create Gitea user
       user:
         name: git
@@ -94,18 +93,8 @@
             mode: "0640"
             owner: "root"
             group: "git"
+          notify: gitea add default user
       when: not p.stat.exists
-    - name: Check for default user
-      mysql_query:
-        login_user: gitea
-        login_password: "{{ gitea_mysql_password }}"
-        query: "SELECT NAME FROM USER WHERE NAME = \"{{ gitea_admin_username }}\";"
-      register: q
-    - name: Queue up default user addition
-      debug:
-        msg: "User not found"
-      notify: gitea add default user
-      when: not q.changed
     - name: Template out service
       template:
         src: "gitea.service"