diff --git a/app/controllers/SetupController.php b/app/controllers/SetupController.php
index 3e88501f..c97ce394 100644
--- a/app/controllers/SetupController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/SetupController.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class SetupController extends Controller {
      */
     public function postIndex() {
         $postData = Input::get();
+
         $v = Validator::make($postData, [
             'settings.app_name'     => 'required',
             'settings.app_domain'   => 'required',
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class SetupController extends Controller {
             // Pull the user details out.
             $userDetails = array_pull($postData, 'user');
 
-            User::create([
+            $user = User::create([
                 'username' => $userDetails['username'],
                 'email' => $userDetails['email'],
                 'password' => $userDetails['password'],
diff --git a/app/models/User.php b/app/models/User.php
index 3974f15c..e3054410 100644
--- a/app/models/User.php
+++ b/app/models/User.php
@@ -11,18 +11,22 @@ class User extends Eloquent implements UserInterface, RemindableInterface {
 
     /**
      * The database table used by the model.
-     *
      * @var string
      */
     protected $table = 'users';
 
     /**
      * The attributes excluded from the model's JSON form.
-     *
      * @var array
      */
     protected $hidden = ['password', 'remember_token'];
 
+    /**
+     * Items which can be mass assigned.
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $fillable = ['username'];
+
     /**
      * Hash any password being inserted by default
      *