diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/users/db.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/users/db.ts
index 136cb4b8ad..04d3264e6f 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/users/db.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/users/db.ts
@@ -500,13 +500,13 @@ export class UserDB {
 
   static async createAdminUser(
     email: string,
-    password: string,
     tenantId: string,
+    password?: string,
     opts?: CreateAdminUserOpts
   ) {
     const user: User = {
       email: email,
-      password: password,
+      password,
       createdAt: Date.now(),
       roles: {},
       builder: {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/api/web/user.ts b/packages/types/src/api/web/user.ts
index 0de42622e6..d68d687dcb 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/api/web/user.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/api/web/user.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export interface SearchUsersRequest {
 
 export interface CreateAdminUserRequest {
   email: string
-  password: string
+  password?: string
   tenantId: string
   ssoId?: string
 }
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/users.ts b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/users.ts
index 3c9cfd2f41..6b9291b88b 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/users.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/api/routes/global/users.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import { users } from "../validation"
 import * as selfController from "../../controllers/global/self"
 
 const router: Router = new Router()
+const OPTIONAL_STRING = Joi.string().optional().allow(null).allow("")
 
 function buildAdminInitValidation() {
   return auth.joiValidator.body(
     Joi.object({
       email: Joi.string().required(),
-      password: Joi.string(),
+      password: OPTIONAL_STRING,
       tenantId: Joi.string().required(),
       ssoId: Joi.string(),
     })