diff --git a/util/admins b/util/admins
index 3da1830f0..92880762f 100755
--- a/util/admins
+++ b/util/admins
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if($argc > 1 && $argv[1] === 'list') {
 
 
 if($argc > 2 && $argv[1] === 'add' && intval($argv[2])) {
-	$r = q('update account set account_roles = (account_roles | 4096), account_flags = 0 where account_id = %d',
+	$r = q('update account set account_roles = 4096, account_flags = 0 where account_id = %d',
 		intval($argv[2])
 	);
 }