diff --git a/management/daemon.py b/management/daemon.py
index aa0cf609..aebd6e14 100755
--- a/management/daemon.py
+++ b/management/daemon.py
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ def json_response(data):
 def index():
 	# Render the control panel. This route does not require user authentication
 	# so it must be safe!
+	no_admins_exist = (len([user for user in get_mail_users(env, as_json=True) if "admin" in user['privileges']]) == 0)
 	return render_template('index.html',
 		hostname=env['PRIMARY_HOSTNAME'],
+		no_admins_exist=no_admins_exist,
 	)
 
 @app.route('/me')
diff --git a/management/templates/login.html b/management/templates/login.html
index bfeb13f4..8b3f438d 100644
--- a/management/templates/login.html
+++ b/management/templates/login.html
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
+<h1 style="margin: 1em; text-align: center">{{hostname}}</h1>
+
+{% if no_admins_exist %}
+<div class="container">
+<div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-8">
+  <p class="text-danger">There are no administrative users on this system! To make an administrative user,
+  log into this machine using SSH (like when you first set it up) and run:</p>
+  <pre>cd mailinabox
+sudo tools/mail.py user make-admin your@emailaddress.com</pre>
+  <hr>
+</div>
+</div>  
+{% endif %}
+
 <div class="row">
   <div class="col-sm-offset-2 col-sm-8 col-md-offset-3 col-md-6 col-lg-offset-4 col-lg-4">
     <center>
-      <h1 style="margin: 1em">{{hostname}}</h1>
       <p style="margin: 2em">Log in here for your Mail-in-a-Box control panel.</p>
     </center>
 
@@ -36,6 +49,7 @@
   </div>
 </div>
 
+
 <script>
 function do_login() {
   if ($('#loginEmail').val() == "") {