diff --git a/manifests/bin/createadmin.sh b/manifests/bin/createadmin.sh
index dcefe09..8691667 100755
--- a/manifests/bin/createadmin.sh
+++ b/manifests/bin/createadmin.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ name="$1"
 scopes="$2"
 email="$name@$BASE_URL"
 secret="gitea-$name"
-passwd="$(kgseckey "$secret" password)"
+passwd="$(kgseckey "$secret" password || true)"
 
 if [ -z "$passwd" ]; then
     passwd="$(openssl rand -hex 32)"