diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
index dc33366..a86f2c8 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         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
@@ -93,8 +94,18 @@
             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"