diff --git a/roles/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/usr-local-bin/matrix-dendrite-create-account.j2 b/roles/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/usr-local-bin/matrix-dendrite-create-account.j2
index 507c7012..edfa521b 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/usr-local-bin/matrix-dendrite-create-account.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-dendrite/templates/dendrite/usr-local-bin/matrix-dendrite-create-account.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #jinja2: lstrip_blocks: "True"
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+if [ $# -ne 3 ]; then
 	echo "Usage: "$0" <username> <password> <admin access: 0 or 1>"
 	exit 1
 fi