diff --git a/copy/var/zoneinit/includes/50-kumquat.sh b/copy/var/zoneinit/includes/50-kumquat.sh
index a622ebd..6d2d189 100644
--- a/copy/var/zoneinit/includes/50-kumquat.sh
+++ b/copy/var/zoneinit/includes/50-kumquat.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SECRET_KEY=$(< /dev/urandom tr -dc _A-Z-a-z-0-9 | head -c${1:-100})
 
 ADMIN_KUMQUAT=${ADMIN_KUMQUAT:-$(mdata-get kumquat_admin 2>/dev/null)} || \
 ADMIN_KUMQUAT=$(od -An -N8 -x /dev/random | head -1 | tr -d ' ');
+mdata-put kumquat_admin ${ADMIN_KUMQUAT}
 
 WWW_UID=$(id -u www)
 WWW_GID=$(id -g www)