diff --git a/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserProvider.php b/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserProvider.php
index 7d152665d2..2d309e018b 100644
--- a/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserProvider.php
+++ b/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserProvider.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Support\Authentication;
 
 use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
+use FireflyIII\Models\Role;
 use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\UserProvider;
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ class RemoteUserProvider implements UserProvider
                     'password'     => bcrypt(Str::random(64)),
                 ]
             );
+            // if this is the first user, give them admin as well.
+            if(1 === User::count()) {
+                $roleObject = Role::where('name', 'owner')->first();
+                $user->roles()->attach($roleObject);
+            }
+
+
         }
         Log::debug(sprintf('Going to return user #%d (%s)', $user->id, $user->email));