diff --git a/src/bin/update_groups.rs b/src/bin/update_groups.rs
index a57b4b8..c5ed86d 100644
--- a/src/bin/update_groups.rs
+++ b/src/bin/update_groups.rs
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ fn uid_to_dn(uid: &str) -> String{
 
 async fn update_admin(config: &Config) -> tide::Result<()>{
     let users = vec!["silver", "evanc", "eoghanconlon73"];
-    update_group(config,"skynet-admins", &users).await?;
-    
+    update_group(config,"skynet-admins", &users, true).await?;
+    // admins automatically get added as users
+    update_group(config,"skynet-users", &users, false).await?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
-async fn update_group(config: &Config, group: &str, users: &Vec<&str>) -> tide::Result<()>{
+async fn update_group(config: &Config, group: &str, users: &Vec<&str>, replace: bool) -> tide::Result<()>{
     let mut ldap = LdapConn::new(&config.ldap_host)?;
 
     // use the admin account
@@ -52,13 +53,26 @@ async fn update_group(config: &Config, group: &str, users: &Vec<&str>) -> tide::
 
     let dn_skynet_admins = format!("cn={},ou=groups,dc=skynet,dc=ie", group);
     let skynet_admins = users.clone().into_iter().map(|uid| uid_to_dn(uid)).collect();
-    let mods = vec![Mod::Replace("member".to_string(), skynet_admins)];
-    ldap.modify(&dn_skynet_admins, mods)?.success()?;
+    let mods = if replace {
+        vec![Mod::Replace("member".to_string(), skynet_admins)]
+    } else {
+        vec![Mod::Add("member".to_string(), skynet_admins)]
+    };
+    
+    if let Err(x) = ldap.modify(&dn_skynet_admins, mods) {
+        println!("{:?}", x);
+    }
 
     let dn_skynet_admins_linux = format!("cn={}-linux,ou=groups,dc=skynet,dc=ie", group);
     let skynet_admins_linux = users.clone().into_iter().map(|uid| uid.to_string()).collect();
-    let mods = vec![Mod::Replace("memberUid".to_string(), skynet_admins_linux)];
-    ldap.modify(&dn_skynet_admins_linux, mods)?.success()?;
+    let mods = if replace {
+        vec![Mod::Replace("memberUid".to_string(), skynet_admins_linux)]
+    } else {
+        vec![Mod::Add("memberUid".to_string(), skynet_admins_linux)]
+    };
+    if let Err(x) = ldap.modify(&dn_skynet_admins_linux, mods){
+        println!("{:?}", x);
+    };
 
     ldap.unbind()?;