--- a/debian/littlebird-tc-sql.config	Fri Sep 02 01:14:40 2011 +0200
+++ b/debian/littlebird-tc-sql.config	Fri Sep 02 10:03:28 2011 +0200
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 fi
 
 db_settitle $prefix-sql/TITLE
-db_input critical $prefix/db/have-admin     || true
+
+# the admin access query only appears if we never ever saw it
+db_fget $prefix/db/have-admin seen || true
+test "$RET" != "true" && db_input critical $prefix/db/have-admin || true
 db_go || true
 
 db_get $prefix/db/have-admin