diff --git a/sbin/dokku-entrypoint.sh b/sbin/dokku-entrypoint.sh
index d995f84..56eb106 100755
--- a/sbin/dokku-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/sbin/dokku-entrypoint.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ setup_root_user() {
 
     if [[ "${user_count}" == "0" ]]; then
         echo "=====> Setting up root user for initial deployment"
-        if gitea admin createuser username "$ADMIN_USER" password "$ADMIN_PASS" email "$ADMIN_MAIL" admin; then
+        if gitea admin create-user username "$ADMIN_USER" password "$ADMIN_PASS" email "$ADMIN_MAIL" admin; then
             echo "=====> root user added"
         else
             echo "=====> Failed to add root user"