diff --git a/archivebox/config.py b/archivebox/config.py
index 719ee34a..64d3d0a2 100644
--- a/archivebox/config.py
+++ b/archivebox/config.py
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA: Dict[str, ConfigDefaultDict] = {
         'OUTPUT_PERMISSIONS':       {'type': str,   'default': '644'},
         'RESTRICT_FILE_NAMES':      {'type': str,   'default': 'windows'},
         'URL_BLACKLIST':            {'type': str,   'default': r'\.(css|js|otf|ttf|woff|woff2|gstatic\.com|googleapis\.com/css)(\?.*)?$'},  # to avoid downloading code assets as their own pages
-        'ADMIN_USERNAME':      {'type': str,   'default': None},
-        'ADMIN_PASSWORD':      {'type': str,   'default': None},
+        'ADMIN_USERNAME':           {'type': str,   'default': None},
+        'ADMIN_PASSWORD':           {'type': str,   'default': None},
         'URL_WHITELIST':            {'type': str,   'default': None},
         'ENFORCE_ATOMIC_WRITES':    {'type': bool,  'default': True},
         'TAG_SEPARATOR_PATTERN':    {'type': str,   'default': r'[,]'},
diff --git a/archivebox/main.py b/archivebox/main.py
index e811a496..b3c59633 100755
--- a/archivebox/main.py
+++ b/archivebox/main.py
@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ def init(force: bool=False, quick: bool=False, setup: bool=False, out_dir: Path=
 
     from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
-    if (ADMIN_USERNAME and ADMIN_PASSWORD) and not User.objects.filter(username=ADMIN_USERNAME, is_superuser=True).exists():
+    if (ADMIN_USERNAME and ADMIN_PASSWORD) and not User.objects.filter(username=ADMIN_USERNAME).exists():
         User.objects.create_superuser(username=ADMIN_USERNAME, password=ADMIN_PASSWORD)
-        print('{green}[+] New ADMIN_USERNAME and  ADMIN_PASSWORD configuration options found. Creating new admin user.{reset}'.format(ADMIN_USERNAME, ADMIN_PASSWORD, **ANSI))
+        print('{green}[+] Found ADMIN_USERNAME and ADMIN_PASSWORD configuration options, creating new admin user.{reset}'.format(**ANSI))
 
     if existing_index:
         print('{green}[√] Done. Verified and updated the existing ArchiveBox collection.{reset}'.format(**ANSI))