diff --git a/mongo/init.sh b/mongo/init.sh
index 76248c51..c574d6b4 100644
--- a/mongo/init.sh
+++ b/mongo/init.sh
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-mongo $MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE --eval "db.createUser({ user: '$MONGO_RW_USERNAME', pwd: '$MONGO_RW_PASSWORD', roles: [ 'readWrite' ] })"
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+mongo admin -u $MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME -p $MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD --eval "db.createUser({ user: '$MONGO_RW_USERNAME', pwd: '$MONGO_RW_PASSWORD', roles: [ { role: 'readWrite', db: '$MONGO_INITDB_DATABASE' },  { role: 'readWrite', db: 'sessions' }] })"
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