diff --git a/roles/matrix-dendrite/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-dendrite/defaults/main.yml
index b2697858..90eedb91 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-dendrite/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-dendrite/defaults/main.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ matrix_dendrite_rate_limiting_threshold: 5
 matrix_dendrite_rate_limiting_cooloff_ms: 500
 
 # Controls whether people with access to the homeserver can register by themselves.
-matrix_dendrite_registration_disabled: false
+matrix_dendrite_registration_disabled: true
 
 # reCAPTCHA API for validating registration attempts
 matrix_dendrite_enable_registration_captcha: false
diff --git a/roles/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/usr-local-bin/matrix-dendrite-create-account.j2 b/roles/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/usr-local-bin/matrix-dendrite-create-account.j2
index 5332b964..507c7012 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/usr-local-bin/matrix-dendrite-create-account.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/usr-local-bin/matrix-dendrite-create-account.j2
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
-	echo "Usage: "$0" <username> <password>"
+	echo "Usage: "$0" <username> <password> <admin access: 0 or 1>"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 user=$1
 password=$2
+admin=$3
 
-docker exec matrix-dendrite create-account -config /data/dendrite.yaml -username "$user" -password "$password"
+if [ "$admin" -eq "1" ]; then
+	docker exec matrix-dendrite create-account -config /data/dendrite.yaml -username "$user" -password "$password" -admin -url http://localhost:{{ matrix_dendrite_http_bind_port }}
+else
+	docker exec matrix-dendrite create-account -config /data/dendrite.yaml -username "$user" -password "$password" -url http://localhost:{{ matrix_dendrite_http_bind_port }}
+fi