diff --git a/app.json b/app.json
index d2f23dbc..92ba1435 100644
--- a/app.json
+++ b/app.json
@@ -28,9 +28,21 @@
 			"description": "Which mailer provider are you using? (i.e. SparkPost, Mandrill, etc)",
 			"value": "Sparkpost",
 			"required": true
-		}
+		},
+		"ADMIN_EMAIL": {
+			"description": "Email of the default admin account",
+			"required": true
+		},
+		"ADMIN_USERNAME": {
+			"description": "Username of the default admin account",
+			"required": true
+		},
+		"ADMIN_USERNAME": {
+			"description": "Password of the default admin account",
+			"required": true
+		},
 	},
 	"scripts": {
-    "predeploy": "grunt build"
+    "predeploy": "grunt build; node scripts/create-admin.js",
   }
 }