diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/ShibbolethUiApplication.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/ShibbolethUiApplication.java
index e9e4d33ae..9932a8b48 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/ShibbolethUiApplication.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/ShibbolethUiApplication.java
@@ -58,31 +58,4 @@ void showMetadataResolversResourceIds(ApplicationStartedEvent e) {
                     .forEach(it -> System.out.println(String.format("MetadataResolver [%s: %s]", it.getName(), it.getResourceId())));
         }
     }
-
-    @Component
-    @Profile("dev")
-    public static class SampleAdminUsersCreator {
-
-        @Autowired
-        AdminUserRepository adminUserRepository;
-
-        @Transactional
-        @EventListener
-        void createSampleAdminUsers(ApplicationStartedEvent e) {
-            if(adminUserRepository.count() == 0L) {
-                AdminRole role = new AdminRole();
-                role.setName("ROLE_ADMIN");
-                AdminUser user = new AdminUser();
-                user.setUsername("admin");
-                user.setPassword("{noop}adminpass");
-
-                //The complexity of managing bi-directional many-to-many. TODO: encapsulate this association
-                //managing logic into domain model itself
-                role.getAdmins().add(user);
-                user.getRoles().add(role);
-
-                adminUserRepository.save(user);
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/configuration/auto/WebSecurityConfig.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/configuration/auto/WebSecurityConfig.java
index 3cd3ca840..35704e39b 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/configuration/auto/WebSecurityConfig.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/configuration/auto/WebSecurityConfig.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.configuration.auto;
 
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.security.DefaultAuditorAware;
+import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.security.model.AdminRole;
+import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.security.model.AdminUser;
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.security.repository.AdminUserRepository;
 import edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui.security.springsecurity.AdminUserService;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
@@ -22,10 +24,14 @@
 import org.springframework.security.web.firewall.HttpFirewall;
 import org.springframework.security.web.firewall.StrictHttpFirewall;
 import org.springframework.security.web.util.matcher.AntPathRequestMatcher;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
+
+import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 
 /**
  * Web security configuration.
- *
+ * <p>
  * Workaround for slashes in URL from [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48453980/spring-5-0-3-requestrejectedexception-the-request-was-rejected-because-the-url]
  */
 @Configuration
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ protected void configure(AuthenticationManagerBuilder auth) throws Exception {
                     auth
                             .inMemoryAuthentication()
                             .withUser("user")
-                            .password(passwordEncoder.encode(defaultPassword))
+                            .password(defaultPassword)
                             .roles("USER");
                 } else {
                     auth.userDetailsService(adminUserService(adminUserRepository)).passwordEncoder(passwordEncoder);
@@ -119,4 +125,32 @@ public void configure(WebSecurity web) throws Exception {
             }
         };
     }
+
+    @Component
+    @Profile("dev")
+    public static class SampleAdminUsersCreator {
+
+        @Autowired
+        AdminUserRepository adminUserRepository;
+
+        @Transactional
+        @PostConstruct
+        public void createSampleAdminUsers() {
+            if (adminUserRepository.count() == 0L) {
+                AdminRole role = new AdminRole();
+                role.setName("ROLE_ADMIN");
+                AdminUser user = new AdminUser();
+                user.setUsername("admin");
+                user.setPassword("{noop}adminpass");
+
+                //The complexity of managing bi-directional many-to-many. TODO: encapsulate this association
+                //managing logic into domain model itself
+                role.getAdmins().add(user);
+                user.getRoles().add(role);
+
+                adminUserRepository.save(user);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
+
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 3e95e06b7..da2082af2 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Logging Configuration
 #logging.config=classpath:log4j2.xml
 
-#logging.level.org.springframework.security=DEBUG
+#logging.level.org.springframework.security=INFO
 logging.level.org.springframework=INFO
 logging.level.edu.internet2.tier.shibboleth.admin.ui=INFO
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ shibui.logout-url=/dashboard
 
 # spring.profiles.active=default
 
-#shibui.default-password=pass
+#shibui.default-password={noop}pass
 
 shibui.metadata-sources-ui-schema-location=classpath:metadata-sources-ui-schema.json
 shibui.entity-attributes-filters-ui-schema-location=classpath:entity-attributes-filters-ui-schema.json