diff --git a/src/mothership-app/pb_hooks/src/signup.pb.js b/src/mothership-app/pb_hooks/src/signup.pb.js
index 37b44564..47e85d1e 100644
--- a/src/mothership-app/pb_hooks/src/signup.pb.js
+++ b/src/mothership-app/pb_hooks/src/signup.pb.js
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ routerAdd(
         instance.set('subdomain', desiredInstanceName)
         instance.set('uid', user.get('id'))
         instance.set('status', 'idle')
+        instance.set('syncAdmin', true)
         const { versions } = require(`${__hooks}/versions.js`)
         instance.set('version', versions[0])
         txDao.saveRecord(instance)