diff --git a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
index 3f548d4..8db0d2a 100644
--- a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 namespace Database\Seeders;
 
 use App\Models\User;
-// use Illuminate\Database\Console\Seeds\WithoutModelEvents;
 use Illuminate\Database\Seeder;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 
 class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
 {
@@ -13,12 +13,27 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
      */
     public function run(): void
     {
-        // User::factory(10)->create();
+        // Create initial admin user without using factory (production-safe)
+        User::firstOrCreate(
+            ['email' => 'admin@example.com'],
+            [
+                'name' => 'Admin User',
+                'email' => 'admin@example.com',
+                'password' => Hash::make('password'),
+                'email_verified_at' => now(),
+            ]
+        );
 
-        User::factory()->withoutTwoFactor()->create([
-            'name' => 'Test User',
-            'email' => 'test@example.com',
-        ]);
+        // Create test user
+        User::firstOrCreate(
+            ['email' => 'test@example.com'],
+            [
+                'name' => 'Test User',
+                'email' => 'test@example.com',
+                'password' => Hash::make('password'),
+                'email_verified_at' => now(),
+            ]
+        );
 
         // Note: Company and Transaction data is now synced from the backend
         // via TransformDataPoolToProduction job, not seeded manually