diff --git a/kfet/auth/utils.py b/kfet/auth/utils.py
index 0edc555d..053e5798 100644
--- a/kfet/auth/utils.py
+++ b/kfet/auth/utils.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def setup_kfet_generic_user(**kwargs):
     generic.user_permissions.add(
         Permission.objects.get(
             content_type__app_label='kfet',
+            content_type__model='account',
             codename='is_team',
         )
     )