diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/configs.js b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/configs.js
index 227b86d181..6de428c1b1 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/configs.js
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/configs.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const {
   generateConfigID,
   getConfigParams,
-  getGlobalUserParams,
   getScopedFullConfig,
   getAllApps,
 } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ const {
   bustCache,
 } = require("@budibase/backend-core/cache")
 const { events } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
+const { checkAnyUserExists } = require("../../../utilities/users")
 
 const BB_TENANT_CDN = "https://tenants.cdn.budi.live"
 
@@ -405,12 +405,7 @@ exports.configChecklist = async function (ctx) {
         })
 
         // They have set up an global user
-        const users = await db.allDocs(
-          getGlobalUserParams(null, {
-            include_docs: true,
-            limit: 1,
-          })
-        )
+        const userExists = await checkAnyUserExists()
         return {
           apps: {
             checked: apps.length > 0,
@@ -423,7 +418,7 @@ exports.configChecklist = async function (ctx) {
             link: "/builder/portal/manage/email",
           },
           adminUser: {
-            checked: users && users.rows.length >= 1,
+            checked: userExists,
             label: "Create your first user",
             link: "/builder/portal/manage/users",
           },
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts
index 27ca780e9e..32d392a690 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/controllers/global/users.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,15 @@ import {
   events,
   errors,
   accounts,
-  db as dbUtils,
   users as usersCore,
   tenancy,
   cache,
 } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { checkAnyUserExists } from "../../../utilities/users"
 
 export const save = async (ctx: any) => {
   try {
-    const user = await users.save(ctx.request.body)
-    ctx.body = user
+    ctx.body = await users.save(ctx.request.body)
   } catch (err: any) {
     ctx.throw(err.status || 400, err)
   }
@@ -39,15 +38,8 @@ export const adminUser = async (ctx: any) => {
       ctx.throw(403, "Organisation already exists.")
     }
 
-    const response = await tenancy.doWithGlobalDB(tenantId, async (db: any) => {
-      return db.allDocs(
-        dbUtils.getGlobalUserParams(null, {
-          include_docs: true,
-        })
-      )
-    })
-
-    if (response.rows.some((row: any) => row.doc.admin)) {
+    const userExists = await checkAnyUserExists()
+    if (userExists) {
       ctx.throw(
         403,
         "You cannot initialise once an global user has been created."
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/utilities/users.js b/packages/worker/src/utilities/users.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93057ca34f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/worker/src/utilities/users.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const { getGlobalDB } = require("@budibase/backend-core/tenancy")
+const { getGlobalUserParams } = require("@budibase/backend-core/db")
+
+exports.checkAnyUserExists = async () => {
+  try {
+    const db = getGlobalDB()
+    const users = await db.allDocs(
+      getGlobalUserParams(null, {
+        include_docs: true,
+        limit: 1,
+      })
+    )
+    return users && users.rows.length >= 1
+  } catch (err) {
+    throw new Error("Unable to retrieve user list")
+  }
+}