From 37ff2bb0ca39cadfe82f972b01b3dddb9669fe8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hazelnoot <acomputerdog@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 16:50:40 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] always approve the first / root user

---
 packages/backend/src/core/SignupService.ts | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/SignupService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/SignupService.ts
index 78b97401fd..1b0b1e5bbd 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/SignupService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/SignupService.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export class SignupService {
 				host: this.utilityService.toPunyNullable(host),
 				token: secret,
 				isRoot: isTheFirstUser,
-				approved: opts.approved ?? !this.meta.approvalRequiredForSignup,
+				approved: isTheFirstUser || (opts.approved ?? !this.meta.approvalRequiredForSignup),
 				signupReason: reason,
 			}));