diff --git a/ct/nginxproxymanager.sh b/ct/nginxproxymanager.sh
index 8abb75738..0e1ab3dac 100644
--- a/ct/nginxproxymanager.sh
+++ b/ct/nginxproxymanager.sh
@@ -145,15 +145,17 @@ function update_script() {
   "database": {
     "engine": "knex-native",
     "knex": {
-      "client": "sqlite3",
+      "client": "better-sqlite3",
       "connection": {
         "filename": "/data/database.sqlite"
-      }
+      },
+      "useNullAsDefault": true
     }
   }
 }
 EOF
   fi
+  sed -i 's/"client": "sqlite3"/"client": "better-sqlite3"/' /app/config/production.json
   cd /app 
   $STD yarn install --network-timeout 600000
   msg_ok "Initialized Backend"
diff --git a/frontend/public/json/nginxproxymanager.json b/frontend/public/json/nginxproxymanager.json
index 4bf328876..7b6f5d236 100644
--- a/frontend/public/json/nginxproxymanager.json
+++ b/frontend/public/json/nginxproxymanager.json
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@
     }
   ],
   "default_credentials": {
-    "username": "admin@example.com",
-    "password": "changeme"
+    "username": null,
+    "password": null
   },
   "notes": [
+    {
+      "text": "On first launch, a setup wizard will guide you through creating an admin account. There are no default credentials.",
+      "type": "warning"
+    },
     {
       "text": "You can install the specific one certbot you prefer, or you can Running /app/scripts/install-certbot-plugins within the Nginx Proxy Manager (NPM) LXC shell will install many common plugins. Important: This script does not install all Certbot plugins, as some require additional, external system dependencies (like specific packages for certain DNS providers). These external dependencies must be manually installed within the LXC container before you can successfully install and use the corresponding Certbot plugin. Consult the plugin's documentation for required packages.",
       "type": "info"
diff --git a/install/nginxproxymanager-install.sh b/install/nginxproxymanager-install.sh
index 01de825c2..c1914e857 100644
--- a/install/nginxproxymanager-install.sh
+++ b/install/nginxproxymanager-install.sh
@@ -130,10 +130,11 @@ if [ ! -f /app/config/production.json ]; then
   "database": {
     "engine": "knex-native",
     "knex": {
-      "client": "sqlite3",
+      "client": "better-sqlite3",
       "connection": {
         "filename": "/data/database.sqlite"
-      }
+      },
+      "useNullAsDefault": true
     }
   }
 }