diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py
index 205399d86..9398a10f4 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class ServiceManager:
         self.services[service_name] = self.factories[service_name].create(
             **dependent_services
         )
+        self.services[service_name].set_ready()
 
     def _validate_service_creation(self, service_name: ServiceType):
         """
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
index a42025b47..b6d288183 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
@@ -49,6 +49,24 @@ class AuthSettings(BaseSettings):
         self.SUPERUSER = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER
         self.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
 
+    # If autologin is true, then we need to set the credentials to
+    # the default values
+    # so we need to validate the superuser and superuser_password
+    # fields
+    @validator("SUPERUSER", "SUPERUSER_PASSWORD", pre=True)
+    def validate_superuser(cls, value, values):
+        if values.get("AUTO_LOGIN"):
+            if value != DEFAULT_SUPERUSER:
+                value = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER
+                logger.debug("Resetting superuser to default value")
+            if values.get("SUPERUSER_PASSWORD") != DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD:
+                values["SUPERUSER_PASSWORD"] = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
+                logger.debug("Resetting superuser password to default value")
+
+            return value
+
+        return value
+
     @validator("SECRET_KEY", pre=True)
     def get_secret_key(cls, value, values):
         config_dir = values.get("CONFIG_DIR")
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
index 10b63bb52..5f8525797 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from langflow.services.auth.utils import create_super_user
+from langflow.services.database.utils import initialize_database
 from langflow.services.manager import service_manager
 from langflow.services.schema import ServiceType
 from langflow.services.settings.constants import (
@@ -18,17 +19,16 @@ def setup_superuser():
     # if it does not exist.
     settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
     if settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN:
-        logger.debug("AUTO_LOGIN is set to True. Not creating superuser automatically.")
-        return
+        logger.debug("AUTO_LOGIN is set to True. Creating default superuser.")
 
     session = next(get_session())
     username = settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER
     password = settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
     if username == DEFAULT_SUPERUSER and password == DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD:
-        logger.debug(
-            "Using default superuser credentials. Please change them in production."
-        )
-        return
+        logger.debug("Default superuser credentials detected.")
+        logger.debug("Creating default superuser.")
+    else:
+        logger.debug("Creating superuser.")
 
     try:
         from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ def initialize_services():
     # Test cache connection
     service_manager.get(ServiceType.CACHE_MANAGER)
     # Test database connection
-    service_manager.get(ServiceType.DATABASE_MANAGER)
+    db_manager = service_manager.get(ServiceType.DATABASE_MANAGER)
     # Setup the superuser
-    setup_superuser()
+    initialize_database()
+    if db_manager.ready:
+        setup_superuser()