diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 1823f8c..886fd79 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ setup_ldap_source() {
 setup_root_user() {
     set -eu
 
-    if sudo -H -u git /home/git/gitea/gitea admin user create --name root --password changeme --email test@cloudron.io --admin -c /run/gitea/app.ini; then
+    if sudo -H -u git /home/git/gitea/gitea admin user create --username root --password changeme --email test@cloudron.io --admin -c /run/gitea/app.ini; then
         echo "==> root user added"
     else
         echo "==> Failed to add root user"