diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/InitialSecuritySetup.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/InitialSecuritySetup.java
index 261fc307..9299d477 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/InitialSecuritySetup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/InitialSecuritySetup.java
@@ -36,12 +36,13 @@ public class InitialSecuritySetup {
     @PostConstruct
     public void init() {
         try {
-            if (databaseService.hasBackup()) {
-                databaseService.importDatabase();
-            }
 
             if (!userService.hasUsers()) {
-                initializeAdminUser();
+                if (databaseService.hasBackup()) {
+                    databaseService.importDatabase();
+                } else {
+                    initializeAdminUser();
+                }
             }
 
             userService.migrateOauth2ToSSO();
diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
index 71c9f779..e5ecc64e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/security/UserService.java
@@ -121,12 +121,14 @@ public class UserService implements UserServiceInterface {
     }
 
     public User addApiKeyToUser(String username) {
-        Optional<User> user = findByUsernameIgnoreCase(username);
-        if (user.isPresent()) {
-            user.get().setApiKey(generateApiKey());
-            return userRepository.save(user.get());
+        Optional<User> userOpt = findByUsernameIgnoreCase(username);
+        User user = saveUser(userOpt, generateApiKey());
+        try {
+            databaseService.exportDatabase();
+        } catch (SQLException | UnsupportedProviderException e) {
+            log.error("Error exporting database after adding API key to user", e);
         }
-        throw new UsernameNotFoundException("User not found");
+        return user;
     }
 
     public User refreshApiKeyForUser(String username) {
@@ -171,6 +173,14 @@ public class UserService implements UserServiceInterface {
         saveUser(username, authenticationType, Role.USER.getRoleId());
     }
 
+    private User saveUser(Optional<User> user, String apiKey) {
+        if (user.isPresent()) {
+            user.get().setApiKey(apiKey);
+            return userRepository.save(user.get());
+        }
+        throw new UsernameNotFoundException("User not found");
+    }
+
     public void saveUser(String username, AuthenticationType authenticationType, String role)
             throws IllegalArgumentException, SQLException, UnsupportedProviderException {
         if (!isUsernameValid(username)) {