diff --git a/app/org/maproulette/framework/repository/UserRepository.scala b/app/org/maproulette/framework/repository/UserRepository.scala
index 58f0379f..e6364f74 100644
--- a/app/org/maproulette/framework/repository/UserRepository.scala
+++ b/app/org/maproulette/framework/repository/UserRepository.scala
@@ -237,6 +237,16 @@ class UserRepository @Inject() (
     }
   }
 
+  def getSuperUserIdsFromDatabase(): List[Long] = {
+    db.withConnection { implicit c =>
+      // Search the grants table for grantee_id (eg the user's maproulette id) where the role is -1 (superuser)
+      // and the grantee_type is 5 (user).
+      anorm
+        .SQL("SELECT grantee_id AS id FROM grants WHERE role = -1 AND grantee_type = 5")
+        .as(SqlParser.scalar[Long].*)
+    }
+  }
+
   def getUserTaskCounts(userId: Long, dateFilter: DateParameter)(
       implicit c: Option[Connection] = None
   ): Map[String, Int] = {
diff --git a/app/org/maproulette/framework/service/UserService.scala b/app/org/maproulette/framework/service/UserService.scala
index 581c646d..86f4a305 100644
--- a/app/org/maproulette/framework/service/UserService.scala
+++ b/app/org/maproulette/framework/service/UserService.scala
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 package org.maproulette.framework.service
 
-import anorm.SqlParser
-
 import java.util.UUID
 import javax.inject.{Inject, Singleton}
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ import org.maproulette.permissions.Permission
 import org.maproulette.session.SearchParameters
 import org.maproulette.utils.{Crypto, Utils, Writers}
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
-import play.api.db.Database
 import play.api.libs.json.{JsString, JsValue, Json}
 
 /**
@@ -34,7 +31,6 @@ import play.api.libs.json.{JsString, JsValue, Json}
   */
 @Singleton
 class UserService @Inject() (
-    db: Database,
     repository: UserRepository,
     savedObjectsRepository: UserSavedObjectsRepository,
     serviceManager: ServiceManager,
@@ -54,7 +50,7 @@ class UserService @Inject() (
 
   // On startup, seed the super user ids that exist in the database
   seedSuperUserIds()
-  promoteSuperUsersInConfig()
+  //promoteSuperUsersInConfig()
 
   /**
     * Check if a given maproulette user id is a superuser
@@ -68,21 +64,31 @@ class UserService @Inject() (
   def promoteUserToSuperUser(user: User, grantor: User): Boolean = {
     if (isSuperUser(user.id)) {
       logger.info(
-        s"Skipping superuser promotion, MapRoulette user id=${user.id} (osm_id=${user.osmProfile.id}) is already a superuser"
+        s"MapRoulette uid=${user.id} (osm_id=${user.osmProfile.id}) is already a superuser, skipping role promotion"
       )
       return true
     }
 
-    logger.warn(s"Adding superuser role to user id=${user.id} (osm_id=${user.osmProfile.id})")
-    val grantName = s"User ${user.id} has Superuser"
+    logger.warn(s"Adding superuser role to uid=${user.id} (osm_id=${user.osmProfile.id})")
+    val grantName =
+      s"Grant superuser role on uid=${user.id} (osm_id=${user.osmProfile.id}), requested by uid=${grantor.id}"
     val superUserGrant =
       new Grant(-1, grantName, Grantee.user(user.id), Grant.ROLE_SUPER_USER, GrantTarget.project(0))
-    serviceManager.grant.createGrant(superUserGrant, grantor)
-    superUsers += user.id
-    true
+
+    serviceManager.grant.createGrant(superUserGrant, grantor) match {
+      case Some(grantedUser) =>
+        superUsers += grantedUser.id
+        true
+      case _ =>
+        // The grant.createGrant function will throw an exception if it fails, so we should never get here. But just in case...
+        logger.warn(
+          s"Failed to add superuser role to uid=${user.id} requested by uid=${grantor.id}"
+        )
+        false
+    }
   }
 
-  private def promoteSuperUsersInConfig(): Unit = {
+  def promoteSuperUsersInConfig(): Unit = {
     val usersToPromote: List[User] = config.superAccounts
       .flatMap { osmId =>
         retrieveByOSMId(osmId.toLong) match {
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ class UserService @Inject() (
       .flatMap { user =>
         if (isSuperUser(user.id)) {
           logger.info(
-            s"Skipping superuser promotion, MapRoulette user id=${user.id} is already a superuser"
+            s"MapRoulette uid=${user.id} (osm_id=${user.osmProfile.id}) is already a superuser, skipping role promotion"
           )
           None
         } else {
@@ -111,14 +117,7 @@ class UserService @Inject() (
   }
 
   private def seedSuperUserIds(): Unit = {
-    db.withConnection { implicit c =>
-      // Search the grants table for grantee_id (eg the user's maproulette id) where the role is -1 (superuser)
-      // and the grantee_type is 5 (user).
-      val superIds = anorm
-        .SQL("SELECT grantee_id AS id FROM grants WHERE role = -1 AND grantee_type = 5")
-        .as(SqlParser.scalar[Long].*)
-      superUsers ++= superIds
-    }
+    superUsers ++= repository.getSuperUserIdsFromDatabase()
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/app/org/maproulette/jobs/Bootstrap.scala b/app/org/maproulette/jobs/Bootstrap.scala
index dc188f44..827a0d9e 100644
--- a/app/org/maproulette/jobs/Bootstrap.scala
+++ b/app/org/maproulette/jobs/Bootstrap.scala
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
  */
 package org.maproulette.jobs
 
-import javax.inject.{Inject, Singleton}
+import javax.inject.{Inject, Provider, Singleton}
 import org.maproulette.Config
+import org.maproulette.framework.service.UserService
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory
 import play.api.db.Database
 import play.api.inject.ApplicationLifecycle
@@ -16,7 +17,12 @@ import scala.concurrent.Future
   * @author mcuthbert
   */
 @Singleton
-class Bootstrap @Inject() (appLifeCycle: ApplicationLifecycle, db: Database, config: Config) {
+class Bootstrap @Inject() (
+    appLifeCycle: ApplicationLifecycle,
+    db: Database,
+    config: Config,
+    userService: Provider[UserService]
+) {
 
   private val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(this.getClass)
 
@@ -35,6 +41,8 @@ class Bootstrap @Inject() (appLifeCycle: ApplicationLifecycle, db: Database, con
         case _ => // do nothing
       }
     }
+
+    userService.get().promoteSuperUsersInConfig()
   }
 
   appLifeCycle.addStopHook { () =>