diff --git a/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/config/to/DaemonConfigTO.java b/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/config/to/DaemonConfigTO.java
index fd21d3a1c..a6fd3ba97 100644
--- a/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/config/to/DaemonConfigTO.java
+++ b/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/config/to/DaemonConfigTO.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class DaemonConfigTO {
 	@ElementList(name = "folders", entry = "folder", required = true)
 	private ArrayList<FolderTO> folders = new ArrayList<FolderTO>();
 
-	@ElementList(name = "users", entry = "user", required = true)
+	@ElementList(name = "users", entry = "user", required = false)
 	private ArrayList<UserTO> users = new ArrayList<UserTO>();
 
 	public static DaemonConfigTO load(File file) throws ConfigException {
@@ -61,12 +61,16 @@ public ArrayList<FolderTO> getFolders() {
 		return folders;
 	}
 	
+	public void setFolders(ArrayList<FolderTO> folders) {
+		this.folders = folders;
+	}
+	
 	public ArrayList<UserTO> getUsers() {
 		return users;
 	}
 	
-	public void setFolders(ArrayList<FolderTO> folders) {
-		this.folders = folders;
+	public void setUsers(ArrayList<UserTO> users) {
+		this.users = users;
 	}
 
 	public WebServerTO getWebServer() {
diff --git a/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/config/to/UserTO.java b/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/config/to/UserTO.java
index 8de964c15..920197b38 100644
--- a/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/config/to/UserTO.java
+++ b/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/config/to/UserTO.java
@@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ public String getUsername() {
 		return username;
 	}
 	
+	public void setUsername(String username) {
+		this.username = username;
+	}
+	
 	public String getPassword() {
 		return password;
 	}
+	
+	public void setPassword(String password) {
+		this.password = password;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/operations/daemon/DaemonOperation.java b/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/operations/daemon/DaemonOperation.java
index 3f450fc13..58afac1ab 100644
--- a/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/operations/daemon/DaemonOperation.java
+++ b/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/operations/daemon/DaemonOperation.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.syncany.config.UserConfig;
 import org.syncany.config.to.DaemonConfigTO;
 import org.syncany.config.to.FolderTO;
+import org.syncany.config.to.UserTO;
 import org.syncany.operations.Operation;
 import org.syncany.operations.OperationResult;
 import org.syncany.operations.daemon.DaemonControlServer.ControlCommand;
@@ -180,11 +181,19 @@ private DaemonConfigTO createAndWriteDefaultConfig(File configFile) {
 		FolderTO defaultFolderTO = new FolderTO();
 		defaultFolderTO.setPath(defaultFolder.getAbsolutePath());
 		
-		ArrayList<FolderTO> folders = new ArrayList<>();
+		ArrayList<FolderTO> folders = new ArrayList<FolderTO>();
 		folders.add(defaultFolderTO);
 		
+		UserTO defaultUserTO = new UserTO();
+		defaultUserTO.setUsername("admin");
+		defaultUserTO.setPassword("admin");
+		
+		ArrayList<UserTO> users = new ArrayList<UserTO>();
+		users.add(defaultUserTO);
+		
 		DaemonConfigTO defaultDaemonConfigTO = new DaemonConfigTO();
-		defaultDaemonConfigTO.setFolders(folders);
+		defaultDaemonConfigTO.setFolders(folders);	
+		defaultDaemonConfigTO.setUsers(users);
 		
 		try {
 			DaemonConfigTO.save(defaultDaemonConfigTO, configFile);
diff --git a/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/operations/daemon/DaemonWebServer.java b/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/operations/daemon/DaemonWebServer.java
index e9b3195ac..2ba64f4ce 100644
--- a/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/operations/daemon/DaemonWebServer.java
+++ b/syncany-daemon/src/main/java/org/syncany/operations/daemon/DaemonWebServer.java
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ private void initEventBus() {
 	}
 
 	private void initServer(String host, int port, List<UserTO> users) {
+		if (users == null) {
+			users = new ArrayList<UserTO>();
+			logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Webserver is starting without any users. No access possible.");
+		}
+		
 		final IdentityManager identityManager = new MapIdentityManager(users);
 		
 		HttpHandler pathHttpHandler = path()