diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Infrastructure/DatabaseManager.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Infrastructure/DatabaseManager.cs
index 0e1c475b..3485ef63 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Infrastructure/DatabaseManager.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Infrastructure/DatabaseManager.cs
@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ namespace Oqtane.Infrastructure
                 var user = new User
                 {
                     SiteId = site.SiteId,
-                    Username = GetInstallationConfig(SettingKeys.HostUserKey, Constants.HostUser),
+                    Username = Constants.HostUser,
                     Password = password,
                     Email = email,
-                    DisplayName = GetInstallationConfig(SettingKeys.HostUserKey, Constants.HostUser),
+                    DisplayName = Constants.HostUser,
                 };
                 CreateHostUser(folders, userRoles, roles, users, identityUserManager, user);
                 tenant.IsInitialized = true;
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/appsettings.json b/Oqtane.Server/appsettings.json
index a3352489..cad2785c 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/appsettings.json
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/appsettings.json
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
   "ConnectionStrings": {
     "DefaultConnection": ""
   },
+  "Runtime" : "Server",
   "Installation": {
     "DefaultAlias": "",
-    "HostUser": "",
     "HostPassword": "",
     "HostEmail": "",
     "SiteTemplate": "",