diff --git a/.changeset/swift-birds-build.md b/.changeset/swift-birds-build.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4af3bddd875be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/swift-birds-build.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@rocket.chat/meteor': patch
+---
+
+Fixed unable to create admin user using ADMIN\_\* environment variables
diff --git a/apps/meteor/server/startup/initialData.js b/apps/meteor/server/startup/initialData.js
index e630ff89319ba..61fbdf9f3328a 100644
--- a/apps/meteor/server/startup/initialData.js
+++ b/apps/meteor/server/startup/initialData.js
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ Meteor.startup(async () => {
 
 			adminUser.type = 'user';
 
-			const id = await Users.create(adminUser);
+			const { insertedId: userId } = await Users.create(adminUser);
 
-			await Accounts.setPasswordAsync(id, process.env.ADMIN_PASS);
+			await Accounts.setPasswordAsync(userId, process.env.ADMIN_PASS);
 
-			await addUserRolesAsync(id, ['admin']);
+			await addUserRolesAsync(userId, ['admin']);
 		} else {
 			console.log(colors.red('Users with admin role already exist; Ignoring environment variables ADMIN_PASS'));
 		}