diff --git a/install/ente-install.sh b/install/ente-install.sh
index a2211ba4..f21dbdd0 100644
--- a/install/ente-install.sh
+++ b/install/ente-install.sh
@@ -357,9 +357,9 @@ fi
 
 DB_NAME="$(grep -A4 '^db:' /opt/ente/server/museum.yaml | awk '/name:/{print $2}')"
 DB_PASS="$(grep -A5 '^db:' /opt/ente/server/museum.yaml | awk '/password:/{print $2}')"
-USER_ID=$(PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASS" psql -h 127.0.0.1 -U ente -d "$DB_NAME" -tAc "SELECT user_id FROM users WHERE email='$EMAIL' LIMIT 1;")
+USER_ID=$(PGPASSWORD="$DB_PASS" psql -h 127.0.0.1 -U ente -d "$DB_NAME" -tAc "SELECT user_id FROM users ORDER BY user_id LIMIT 1;")
 if [ -z "$USER_ID" ]; then
-    echo "Error: No user found with email $EMAIL"
+    echo "Error: No users found in database."
     echo "Make sure you created and verified the account via the web UI first."
     exit 1
 fi