diff --git a/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/game/Account.java b/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/game/Account.java
index 0d206dda1..dffbb0d86 100644
--- a/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/game/Account.java
+++ b/src/main/java/emu/grasscutter/game/Account.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import dev.morphia.annotations.Collation;
 import dev.morphia.annotations.Entity;
 import dev.morphia.annotations.Id;
 import dev.morphia.annotations.Indexed;
+import dev.morphia.annotations.PreLoad;
 import emu.grasscutter.database.DatabaseHelper;
 import emu.grasscutter.utils.Crypto;
 import emu.grasscutter.utils.Utils;
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ import dev.morphia.annotations.IndexOptions;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import com.mongodb.DBObject;
+
 @Entity(value = "accounts", noClassnameStored = true)
 public class Account {
 	@Id private String id;
@@ -114,6 +117,14 @@ public class Account {
 		return this.token;
 	}
 	
+	@PreLoad
+	public void onLoad(DBObject dbObj) {
+		// Grant the superuser permissions to accounts created before the permissions update
+		if (!dbObj.containsField("permissions")) {
+			this.addPermission("*");
+		}
+	}
+	
 	public void save() {
 		DatabaseHelper.saveAccount(this);
 	}