diff --git a/cmd/gotosocial/action/admin/account/account.go b/cmd/gotosocial/action/admin/account/account.go
index e302fff57..801f8fa62 100644
--- a/cmd/gotosocial/action/admin/account/account.go
+++ b/cmd/gotosocial/action/admin/account/account.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = dbConn.NewSignup(ctx, username, "", false, email, password, nil, "", "", false, false)
+	_, err = dbConn.NewSignup(ctx, username, "", false, email, password, nil, "", "", true, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/docs/admin/cli.md b/docs/admin/cli.md
index cc35378f1..e56a0de39 100644
--- a/docs/admin/cli.md
+++ b/docs/admin/cli.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ gotosocial admin account create \
 
 ### gotosocial admin account confirm
 
-This command can be used to confirm a user+account on your instance, allowing them to log in and use the account.
+This command can be used to confirm a user+account on your instance, allowing them to log in and use the account. Note that if the account was created using `admin account create` this is not necessary.
 
 `gotosocial admin account confirm --help`:
 
diff --git a/docs/installation_guide/binary.md b/docs/installation_guide/binary.md
index b72790774..2738a5a85 100644
--- a/docs/installation_guide/binary.md
+++ b/docs/installation_guide/binary.md
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ The server should now start up and you should be able to access the splash page
 
 Note that for this example we're assuming that we're allowed to run on port 443 (standard https port), and that nothing else is running on this port.
 
-## 5: Create and confirm your user
+## 5: Create your user
 
-You can use the GoToSocial binary to also create, confirm, and promote your user account.
+You can use the GoToSocial binary to also create and promote your user account.
 
 Run the following command to create a new account:
 
@@ -84,14 +84,6 @@ Run the following command to create a new account:
 
 In the above command, replace `some_username` with your desired username, `some_email@whatever.org` with the email address you want to associate with your account, and `SOME_PASSWORD` with a secure password.
 
-Run the following command to confirm the account you just created:
-
-```bash
-./gotosocial --config-path ./config.yaml admin account confirm --username some_username
-```
-
-Replace `some_username` with the username of the account you just created.
-
 If you want your user to have admin rights, you can promote them using a similar command:
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/docs/installation_guide/docker.md b/docs/installation_guide/docker.md
index aa98403ee..c3d0a5bfe 100644
--- a/docs/installation_guide/docker.md
+++ b/docs/installation_guide/docker.md
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ time=2022-04-19T09:48:36Z level=info msg=listening on 0.0.0.0:8080
 
 ### Create your first User
 
-Now that GoToSocial is running, you can execute commands inside the running container to create, confirm, and promote your admin user.
+Now that GoToSocial is running, you can execute commands inside the running container to create and promote your admin user.
 
 First create a user (replace the username, email, and password with appropriate values):
 
@@ -171,12 +171,6 @@ First create a user (replace the username, email, and password with appropriate
 docker exec -it gotosocial /gotosocial/gotosocial admin account create --username some_username --email someone@example.org --password 'some_very_good_password'
 ```
 
-Now confirm the user, replacing username with the value you used in the command above.
-
-```bash
-docker exec -it gotosocial /gotosocial/gotosocial admin account confirm --username some_username
-```
-
 Now promote the user you just created to admin privileges:
 
 ```bash