diff --git a/debian/openwebrx.config b/debian/openwebrx.config
index 8fdb2ff..2306287 100755
--- a/debian/openwebrx.config
+++ b/debian/openwebrx.config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 
-if [ ! -e /usr/bin/openwebrx-admin ] || ! /usr/bin/openwebrx-admin hasuser admin; then
+if [ ! -e /usr/bin/openwebrx-admin ] || ! /usr/bin/openwebrx-admin --silent hasuser admin; then
     db_input high openwebrx/admin_user_password || true
     db_go
 fi