diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
index b35208e8d..96833c253 100644
--- a/.env.production
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ APP_ID=
 APP_NAME=Coolify
 APP_KEY=
 
-ROOT_USER_NAME=
-ROOT_USER_EMAIL=
-ROOT_USER_PASSWORD=
-
 DB_USERNAME=coolify
 DB_PASSWORD=
 
@@ -14,3 +10,7 @@ REDIS_PASSWORD=
 PUSHER_APP_ID=
 PUSHER_APP_KEY=
 PUSHER_APP_SECRET=
+
+ROOT_USERNAME=
+ROOT_USER_EMAIL=
+ROOT_USER_PASSWORD=
diff --git a/database/seeders/ProductionSeeder.php b/database/seeders/ProductionSeeder.php
index 34b622069..ecf840c1e 100644
--- a/database/seeders/ProductionSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/ProductionSeeder.php
@@ -39,14 +39,15 @@ class ProductionSeeder extends Seeder
                 ]);
             }
         }
-        // Seed root user first
-        $this->call(RootUserSeeder::class);
 
         if (InstanceSettings::find(0) == null) {
             InstanceSettings::create([
                 'id' => 0,
             ]);
         }
+
+        $this->call(RootUserSeeder::class);
+
         if (GithubApp::find(0) == null) {
             GithubApp::create([
                 'id' => 0,
diff --git a/database/seeders/RootUserSeeder.php b/database/seeders/RootUserSeeder.php
index cf4dd76e5..2e841503d 100644
--- a/database/seeders/RootUserSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/RootUserSeeder.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Database\Seeders;
 
+use App\Models\InstanceSettings;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ class RootUserSeeder extends Seeder
 {
     public function run(): void
     {
-        // Only seed if we have the required environment variables
         if (env('ROOT_USER_EMAIL') && env('ROOT_USER_PASSWORD')) {
             User::updateOrCreate(
                 ['id' => 0],
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ class RootUserSeeder extends Seeder
                     'password' => Hash::make(env('ROOT_USER_PASSWORD')),
                 ]
             );
+
+            InstanceSettings::updateOrCreate(
+                ['id' => 0],
+                ['is_registration_enabled' => false]
+            );
+
             echo "  Root user created/updated successfully.\n";
+            echo "  Registration has been disabled.\n";
         } else {
             echo "  Warning: ROOT_USER_EMAIL and ROOT_USER_PASSWORD environment variables are required for root user creation.\n";
         }