diff --git a/src/setup.js b/src/setup.js
index d7c9f2b92..2270b3ebe 100644
--- a/src/setup.js
+++ b/src/setup.js
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function activate(username, password, email, displayName, ip, auditSource, callb
     setTimeZone(ip, function () { }); // TODO: get this from user. note that timezone is detected based on the browser location and not the cloudron region
 
     users.createOwner(username, password, email, displayName, auditSource, function (error, userObject) {
-        if (error && error.reason === UsersError.ALREADY_EXISTS) return callback(new SetupError(SetupError.ALREADY_PROVISIONED));
+        if (error && error.reason === UsersError.ALREADY_EXISTS) return callback(new SetupError(SetupError.ALREADY_PROVISIONED, 'Already activated'));
         if (error && error.reason === UsersError.BAD_FIELD) return callback(new SetupError(SetupError.BAD_FIELD, error.message));
         if (error) return callback(new SetupError(SetupError.INTERNAL_ERROR, error));