diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Integrity/CreateGroupMemberships.php b/app/Console/Commands/Integrity/CreateGroupMemberships.php
index b5127c2791..0927f1b7cb 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Integrity/CreateGroupMemberships.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Integrity/CreateGroupMemberships.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class CreateGroupMemberships extends Command
         // check if membership exists
         $userGroup  = UserGroup::where('title', $user->email)->first();
         if (null === $userGroup) {
-            $userGroup = UserGroup::create(['title' => $user->email, 'default_administration' => true]);
+            $userGroup = UserGroup::create(['title' => $user->email]);
         }
 
         $userRole   = UserRole::where('title', UserRoleEnum::OWNER->value)->first();
diff --git a/app/Models/UserGroup.php b/app/Models/UserGroup.php
index e24f8c3df5..34cf18f84e 100644
--- a/app/Models/UserGroup.php
+++ b/app/Models/UserGroup.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class UserGroup extends Model
 {
     use ReturnsIntegerIdTrait;
 
-    protected $fillable = ['title', 'default_administration'];
+    protected $fillable = ['title'];
 
     /**
      * Route binder. Converts the key in the URL to the specified object (or throw 404).
diff --git a/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserProvider.php b/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserProvider.php
index 9d4443f0c8..a218dd5bfe 100644
--- a/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserProvider.php
+++ b/app/Support/Authentication/RemoteUserProvider.php
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ class RemoteUserProvider implements UserProvider
                 $roleObject = Role::where('name', 'owner')->first();
                 $user->roles()->attach($roleObject);
             }
-            // make sure the user gets an administration as well.
-            CreateGroupMemberships::createGroupMembership($user);
         }
+        // make sure the user gets an administration as well.
+        CreateGroupMemberships::createGroupMembership($user);
+
         app('log')->debug(sprintf('Going to return user #%d (%s)', $user->id, $user->email));
 
         return $user;