diff --git a/Zotlabs/Update/_1264.php b/Zotlabs/Update/_1264.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfdb58a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zotlabs/Update/_1264.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Zotlabs\Update;
+
+use Zotlabs\Lib\Config;
+
+class _1264 {
+
+	function run() {
+
+		dbq("START TRANSACTION");
+
+		$admin_email = trim(Config::Get('system','admin_email'));
+
+		$r = q("UPDATE account SET account_roles = 0 WHERE account_created > '2025-06-24 00:00:00' AND account_email <> '%s'",
+			dbesc($admin_email)
+		);
+
+		if($r) {
+			dbq("COMMIT");
+			return UPDATE_SUCCESS;
+		}
+
+		dbq("ROLLBACK");
+		return UPDATE_FAILED;
+
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 31b5e374e..8b43cfe77 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ define('PLATFORM_NAME', 'hubzilla');
 define('STD_VERSION', '10.5.8');
 define('ZOT_REVISION', '6.0');
 
-define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1263);
+define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION', 1264);
 
 define('PROJECT_BASE', __DIR__);
 
diff --git a/include/account.php b/include/account.php
index 276d259d8..9b859432c 100644
--- a/include/account.php
+++ b/include/account.php
@@ -145,10 +145,6 @@ function check_account_invite($invite_code) {
 }
 
 function check_account_admin($arr) {
-	if (is_site_admin()) {
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	$admin_email = trim(Config::Get('system','admin_email'));
 
 	if (strlen($admin_email) && $admin_email === trim($arr['reg_email'])) {