diff --git a/core/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/DataInitializer.java b/core/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/DataInitializer.java
index 6086ff7e73..45436be786 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/DataInitializer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/DataInitializer.java
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ public class DataInitializer implements Lifecycle {
         user.setUnit(u);
         user.setResearchAreas(researchAreas);
         user.setLanguages(languages);
+        user.setActiveAsSupervisor(true);
+
         createBeta(user);
         return user;
     }