diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d5902ec8f..9e9cf56dc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 - Update AutoSpam Bouncer, generate notification on positive detections ([d5f63f8a](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/d5f63f8a))
 - Update admin autospam apis, remove autospam warning notifications when appropriate ([588ca653](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/588ca653))
 - Update StatusEntityLexer, stop saving entities ([a91a5e48](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/a91a5e48))
+- Update UserCreate command, fix is_admin flag ([ad25ed67](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/ad25ed67))
 -  ([](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/))
 
 ## [v0.11.6 (2023-05-03)](https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/compare/v0.11.5...v0.11.6)
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/UserCreate.php b/app/Console/Commands/UserCreate.php
index 00616af65..37a509461 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/UserCreate.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/UserCreate.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class UserCreate extends Command
             $user->name = $o['name'];
             $user->email = $o['email'];
             $user->password = bcrypt($o['password']);
-            $user->is_admin = (bool) $o['is_admin'];
+            $user->is_admin = $o['is_admin'] == 'true';
             $user->email_verified_at = $o['confirm_email'] ? now() : null;
             $user->save();