diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa1a25e1..1acc721d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ User.create({login: 'harry', name: 'harry potter', email: 'potter@hogwarts.com'}
 
 # admin account path - http://localhost:3000/local/albus
 # created from:
-u_admin = User.create({login: 'albus', name: 'albus dumbledore', email: 'dumbledore@hogwarts.com'})
-u_admin.role = 'admin'
+u_admin = User.create({login: 'albus', name: 'albus dumbledore', email: 'dumbledore@hogwarts.com', role: 'admin'})
 ```
 
 ## Running tests
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 72328181..72f97023 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ USERS = []
 USERS << User.create({login: 'harry', name: 'harry potter', email: 'potter@hogwarts.com'})
 
 # admin account 
-u_admin = User.create({login: 'albus', name: 'albus dumbledore', email: 'dumbledore@hogwarts.com'})
-u_admin.role = 'admin'
+u_admin = User.create({login: 'albus', name: 'albus dumbledore', email: 'dumbledore@hogwarts.com', role: 'admin'})
 USERS.push(u_admin)
 
 # a few randomized basic accounts to have varied map authors