diff --git a/src/backend/src/domain/user.rs b/src/backend/src/domain/user.rs
index b4b7b6b..f1afeac 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/domain/user.rs
+++ b/src/backend/src/domain/user.rs
@@ -116,3 +116,16 @@ impl User {
         self.permissions = UserPermissions::from(permissions);
     }
 }
+
+impl NewUser {
+    pub fn new_root() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            username: "root".to_string(),
+            email: None,
+            password: "rootpassword".to_string(),
+            first_name: None,
+            last_name: None,
+            permissions: UserPermissions::root(),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/src/domain/user_prems.rs b/src/backend/src/domain/user_prems.rs
index b89817e..58af8f3 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/domain/user_prems.rs
+++ b/src/backend/src/domain/user_prems.rs
@@ -25,3 +25,13 @@ impl Default for UserPermissions {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl UserPermissions {
+    pub fn root() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            root: true,
+            manage_users: true,
+            login: true,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/src/infra/db/user.rs b/src/backend/src/infra/db/user.rs
index 9ae2146..23333ec 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/infra/db/user.rs
+++ b/src/backend/src/infra/db/user.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub async fn exists_by_username(pool: &PgPool, username: &str) -> Result<bool> {
         SELECT EXISTS(
             SELECT 1
             FROM users
-            WHERE uuid = $1
+            WHERE username = $1
         )
         "#,
     )
diff --git a/src/backend/src/main.rs b/src/backend/src/main.rs
index 2e160ac..78710e9 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/backend/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use anyhow::{Ok, Result};
-use rustymine_daemon::{config::AppCfg, router, state::AppState};
+use rustymine_daemon::{
+    config::AppCfg,
+    router,
+    state::{AppState, check_root},
+};
 use tracing::{Level, debug, info};
 
 pub const APP_NAME: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME");
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     };
 
     let state = Arc::new(AppState::new(&config).await);
+    check_root(state.clone()).await;
 
     let app_result = router::init_router(state.clone()).await;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/src/state.rs b/src/backend/src/state.rs
index 7921564..68bde00 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/backend/src/state.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-use std::process::exit;
+use std::{process::exit, sync::Arc};
 
-use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::{
+    core,
+    domain::user::{InternalNewUser, NewUser},
+    prelude::*,
+};
 
 use sqlx::PgPool;
 
@@ -31,6 +35,30 @@ impl AppState {
             })
             .unwrap();
         info!("database ready after connect and migrate");
+
         Self { db_pool: db_pool }
     }
 }
+
+pub async fn check_root(state: Arc<AppState>) {
+    let root_exists = db::user::exists_by_username(&state.db_pool, "root")
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            error!(error = %e, "check root exists failed");
+            exit(23);
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+
+    if !root_exists {
+        info!("No root user found in db, creating one");
+        let new_root = NewUser::new_root();
+        core::user_routines::create(state, new_root)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| {
+                error!(error = %e, "create root failed");
+                exit(24);
+            })
+            .unwrap();
+        info!("New default root created username: root, password: rootpassword");
+    }
+}