diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
index c727283b2..fcd537973 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/start/CreateAppModal.svelte
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
     applicationName: string().required("Your application must have a name."),
   }
   const userValidation = {
-    email: string()
-      .email()
-      .required("Your application needs a first user."),
-    password: string().required("Please enter a password for your first user."),
     roleId: string().required("You need to select a role for your user."),
   }
 
@@ -153,8 +149,6 @@
 
       // Create user
       const user = {
-        email: $createAppStore.values.email,
-        password: $createAppStore.values.password,
         roleId: $createAppStore.values.roleId,
       }
       const userResp = await api.post(`/api/users/metadata`, user)
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/start/Steps/User.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/start/Steps/User.svelte
index 397a06be9..6bc4db711 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/start/Steps/User.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/start/Steps/User.svelte
@@ -1,26 +1,9 @@
 <script>
   import { Input, Select } from "@budibase/bbui"
-  export let validationErrors
-
-  let blurred = { email: false, password: false }
 </script>
 
-<h2>Create your first User</h2>
+<h2>What's your role for this app?</h2>
 <div class="container">
-  <Input
-    on:input={() => (blurred.email = true)}
-    label="Email"
-    name="email"
-    placeholder="Email"
-    type="email"
-    error={blurred.email && validationErrors.email} />
-  <Input
-    on:input={() => (blurred.password = true)}
-    label="Password"
-    name="password"
-    placeholder="Password"
-    type="password"
-    error={blurred.password && validationErrors.password} />
   <Select label="Role" secondary name="roleId">
     <option value="ADMIN">Admin</option>
     <option value="POWER_USER">Power User</option>
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
index ab112ccd0..9bcd8315b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.js
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ exports.fetchMetadata = async function(ctx) {
 exports.createMetadata = async function(ctx) {
   const appId = ctx.appId
   const db = new CouchDB(appId)
-  const { email, roleId } = ctx.request.body
+  const { roleId } = ctx.request.body
+  const email = ctx.request.body.email || ctx.user.email
 
   if (!email) {
     ctx.throw(400, "Require email to manage user")