diff --git a/src/routes/test/apps-test.js b/src/routes/test/apps-test.js
index 00fb73aa8..2801eef1b 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/apps-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/apps-test.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var APP_MANIFEST_1 = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/../../../../test-a
 APP_MANIFEST_1.dockerImage = TEST_IMAGE;
 APP_MANIFEST_1.singleUser = true;
 
-var USERNAME = 'admin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='admin@me.com';
+var USERNAME = 'superadmin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='admin@me.com';
 var USER_1_ID = null, USERNAME_1 = 'user', PASSWORD_1 = 'Foobar?1338', EMAIL_1 ='user@me.com';
 var token = null; // authentication token
 var token_1 = null;
diff --git a/src/routes/test/backups-test.js b/src/routes/test/backups-test.js
index e38e39daa..a2739a812 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/backups-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/backups-test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var appdb = require('../../appdb.js'),
 
 var SERVER_URL = 'http://localhost:' + config.get('port');
 
-var USERNAME = 'admin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
+var USERNAME = 'superadmin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
 var token = null;
 
 var server;
diff --git a/src/routes/test/clients-test.js b/src/routes/test/clients-test.js
index 98f73531e..4a7c87b93 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/clients-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/clients-test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 var SERVER_URL = 'http://localhost:' + config.get('port');
 
-var USERNAME = 'admin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
+var USERNAME = 'superadmin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
 var token = null; // authentication token
 
 function cleanup(done) {
diff --git a/src/routes/test/cloudron-test.js b/src/routes/test/cloudron-test.js
index ae22c97e4..cf9b6a143 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/cloudron-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/cloudron-test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 var SERVER_URL = 'http://localhost:' + config.get('port');
 
-var USERNAME = 'admin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
+var USERNAME = 'superadmin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
 var token = null; // authentication token
 
 var server;
diff --git a/src/routes/test/developer-test.js b/src/routes/test/developer-test.js
index acdb8a017..681d72422 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/developer-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/developer-test.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 var SERVER_URL = 'http://localhost:' + config.get('port');
 
-var USERNAME = 'admin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
+var USERNAME = 'superadmin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
 var token = null; // authentication token
 
 var server;
diff --git a/src/routes/test/groups-test.js b/src/routes/test/groups-test.js
index a6be935b6..28d86bf20 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/groups-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/groups-test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ var appdb = require('../../appdb.js'),
 
 var SERVER_URL = 'http://localhost:' + config.get('port');
 
-var USERNAME = 'admin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
+var USERNAME = 'superadmin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
 var USERNAME_1 = 'user', PASSWORD_1 = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL_1 ='happy@me.com';
 var token, token_1 = null;
 var userId, userId_1 = null;
diff --git a/src/routes/test/settings-test.js b/src/routes/test/settings-test.js
index 635630780..a855d9202 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/settings-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/settings-test.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var appdb = require('../../appdb.js'),
 
 var SERVER_URL = 'http://localhost:' + config.get('port');
 
-var USERNAME = 'admin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
+var USERNAME = 'superadmin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@me.com';
 var token = null;
 
 var server;
diff --git a/src/routes/test/simpleauth-test.js b/src/routes/test/simpleauth-test.js
index 12cefa2b0..14533b290 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/simpleauth-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/simpleauth-test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('SimpleAuth API', function () {
     var SERVER_URL = 'http://localhost:' + config.get('port');
     var SIMPLE_AUTH_ORIGIN = 'http://localhost:' + config.get('simpleAuthPort');
 
-    var USERNAME = 'aDMin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@ME.com';
+    var USERNAME = 'superaDMin', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL ='silly@ME.com';
 
     var APP_0 = {
         id: 'app0',
diff --git a/src/routes/test/user-test.js b/src/routes/test/user-test.js
index 6350b9fda..97ad5b8ea 100644
--- a/src/routes/test/user-test.js
+++ b/src/routes/test/user-test.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var config = require('../../config.js'),
 
 var SERVER_URL = 'http://localhost:' + config.get('port');
 
-var USERNAME_0 = 'aDmIn', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL_0 = 'silLY@me.com', EMAIL_0_NEW = 'stupID@me.com', DISPLAY_NAME_0_NEW = 'New Name';
+var USERNAME_0 = 'superaDmIn', PASSWORD = 'Foobar?1337', EMAIL_0 = 'silLY@me.com', EMAIL_0_NEW = 'stupID@me.com', DISPLAY_NAME_0_NEW = 'New Name';
 var USERNAME_1 = 'userTheFirst', EMAIL_1 = 'taO@zen.mac';
 var USERNAME_2 = 'userTheSecond', EMAIL_2 = 'USER@foo.bar', EMAIL_2_NEW = 'happy@ME.com';
 var USERNAME_3 = 'userTheThird', EMAIL_3 = 'user3@FOO.bar';
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index 0269621f5..f6e396d87 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ UserError.BAD_TOKEN = 'Bad token';
 
 function validateUsername(username) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof username, 'string');
+    // https://github.com/gogits/gogs/blob/52c8f691630548fe091d30bcfe8164545a05d3d5/models/repo.go#L393
+    var RESERVED_USERNAMES = [ 'admin' ]; // apps like wordpress, gogs don't like these
 
     // allow empty usernames
     if (username === '') return null;
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ function validateUsername(username) {
     if (username.length <= 2) return new UserError(UserError.BAD_USERNAME, 'Username must be atleast 3 chars');
     if (username.length > 256) return new UserError(UserError.BAD_USERNAME, 'Username too long');
 
+    if (RESERVED_USERNAMES.indexOf(username) !== -1) return new UserError(UserError.BAD_USERNAME, 'Username is reserved');
+
     return null;
 }