diff --git a/config/easyengine/ee.conf b/config/easyengine/ee.conf
index d34a2e21..74d68b20 100644
--- a/config/easyengine/ee.conf
+++ b/config/easyengine/ee.conf
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 
 [wordpress]
 	prefix = false
-	user = admin
+	user = 
 	password = 
 	email =
diff --git a/src/modules/site/create/ee_mod_setup_wordpress.sh b/src/modules/site/create/ee_mod_setup_wordpress.sh
index ec5e1a5c..20250ffb 100644
--- a/src/modules/site/create/ee_mod_setup_wordpress.sh
+++ b/src/modules/site/create/ee_mod_setup_wordpress.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function ee_mod_setup_wordpress()
 	# WordPress default user: admin
 	EE_WP_USER=$($EE_CONFIG_GET wordpress.user)
 	if [[ $EE_WP_USER = "" ]]; then
-		EE_WP_USER=admin
+		EE_WP_USER=$(git config user.name)
 	fi
 
 	# WordPress default user: admin