diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index 19f2b1d..ce8122b 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config, bus evbus.MessageBus, authenticator Authenticator,
 	startupContext, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 
+	// The first user in the DB is admin.
+	startupContext = context.WithValue(startupContext, domain.CtxUserInfo, domain.GetAdminInfo())
+
 	if err := a.createDefaultUser(startupContext); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create default user: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/domain/context.go b/internal/domain/context.go
index 1132ad6..4e65430 100644
--- a/internal/domain/context.go
+++ b/internal/domain/context.go
@@ -51,3 +51,9 @@ func GetUserInfo(ctx context.Context) *ContextUserInfo {
 
 	return DefaultContextUserInfo()
 }
+
+func GetAdminInfo() *ContextUserInfo {
+	userInfo := DefaultContextUserInfo()
+	userInfo.IsAdmin = true
+	return userInfo
+}