diff --git a/docs/registering-users.md b/docs/registering-users.md
index 50dd92a96..d5ddc6c75 100644
--- a/docs/registering-users.md
+++ b/docs/registering-users.md
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ If you've just installed Matrix, **to finalize the installation process**, it's
 
 -----
 
-The script `/usr/local/bin/matrix-make-user-admin` may be used to upgrade a user's privileges:
+The script `/usr/local/bin/matrix-change-user-admin-status` may be used to change a user's admin privileges:
 
 * log on to your server with ssh
-* execute with the username:
+* execute with the username and 0/1 (0 = non-admin | 1 = admin)
 
 ```
-/usr/local/bin/matrix-make-user-admin <username>
+/usr/local/bin/matrix-change-user-admin-status <username> <0/1>
 ```
diff --git a/docs/updating-users-passwords.md b/docs/updating-users-passwords.md
index 838e20003..90dfb64e9 100644
--- a/docs/updating-users-passwords.md
+++ b/docs/updating-users-passwords.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ where `<password-hash>` is the hash returned by the docker command above.
 
 Use the Synapse User Admin API as described here: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst#reset-password
 
-This requires an access token from a server admin account. If you didn't make your account a server admin when you created it, you can use the `/usr/local/bin/matrix-make-user-admin` script as described in [registering-users.md](registering-users.md). Note this method will also log the user out of all of their clients while the other options do not.
+This requires an access token from a server admin account. If you didn't make your account a server admin when you created it, you can use the `/usr/local/bin/matrix-change-user-admin-status` script as described in [registering-users.md](registering-users.md). Note this method will also log the user out of all of their clients while the other options do not.
 
 ### Example:
 To set @user:domain.com's password to `correct_horse_battery_staple` you could use this curl command:
diff --git a/roles/matrix-postgres/tasks/setup_postgres.yml b/roles/matrix-postgres/tasks/setup_postgres.yml
index 9ee09381e..c55a2e65d 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-postgres/tasks/setup_postgres.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-postgres/tasks/setup_postgres.yml
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@
     mode: 0750
   when: matrix_postgres_enabled|bool
 
-- name: Ensure matrix-make-user-admin script created
+- name: Ensure matrix-change-user-admin-status script created
   template:
-    src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/usr-local-bin/matrix-make-user-admin.j2"
-    dest: "/usr/local/bin/matrix-make-user-admin"
+    src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/usr-local-bin/matrix-change-user-admin-status.j2"
+    dest: "/usr/local/bin/matrix-change-user-admin-status"
     mode: 0750
   when: matrix_postgres_enabled|bool
 
@@ -146,6 +146,6 @@
     state: absent
   with_items:
     - matrix-postgres-cli
-    - matrix-make-user-admin
+    - matrix-change-user-admin-status
     - matrix-postgres-update-user-password-hash
   when: "not matrix_postgres_enabled|bool"
diff --git a/roles/matrix-postgres/templates/usr-local-bin/matrix-change-user-admin-status.j2 b/roles/matrix-postgres/templates/usr-local-bin/matrix-change-user-admin-status.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..815a5b10f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/matrix-postgres/templates/usr-local-bin/matrix-change-user-admin-status.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#jinja2: lstrip_blocks: "True"
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+	echo "Usage: "$0" <username> <0/1>"
+	echo "Usage: 0 = non-admin"
+	echo "Usage: 1 = admin"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+docker run \
+	-it \
+	--rm \
+	--user=991:991 \
+	--cap-drop=ALL \
+	--env-file=/matrix/postgres/env-postgres-psql \
+	--network matrix \
+	postgres:12.1-alpine \
+	psql -h matrix-postgres -c "UPDATE users set admin=$2 WHERE name like '@$1:seattlematrix.org'"
diff --git a/roles/matrix-postgres/templates/usr-local-bin/matrix-make-user-admin.j2 b/roles/matrix-postgres/templates/usr-local-bin/matrix-make-user-admin.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index f8daa6a76..000000000
--- a/roles/matrix-postgres/templates/usr-local-bin/matrix-make-user-admin.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#jinja2: lstrip_blocks: "True"
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-	echo "Usage: "$0" <username>"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-docker run \
-	-it \
-	--rm \
-	--user={{ matrix_user_uid }}:{{ matrix_user_gid }} \
-    --cap-drop=ALL \
-	--env-file={{ matrix_postgres_base_path }}/env-postgres-psql \
-	--network {{ matrix_docker_network }} \
-	{{ matrix_postgres_docker_image_to_use }} \
-	psql -h {{ matrix_postgres_connection_hostname }} -c "UPDATE users set admin=1 WHERE name like '@$1:{{ matrix_domain }}'"