diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index db12b357..37c697fa 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@ GOOGLE_CALLBACK_URL = ""
 # CLOUDINARY CONFIGURATION
 CLOUDINARY_NAME=""
 CLOUDINARY_KEY=""
-CLOUDINARY_SECRET=""
\ No newline at end of file
+CLOUDINARY_SECRET=""
+
+#USER ADMIN CREDENTIALS
+ADMIN_PASSWORD=""
+ADMIN_PHONE=""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/controllers/authController.ts b/src/controllers/authController.ts
index e601588c..fc466301 100644
--- a/src/controllers/authController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/authController.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
 import passport from 'passport';
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
-import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
 import User, { UserAttributes } from '../database/models/user';
 import { sendInternalErrorResponse, validateFields } from '../validations';
 import logger from '../logs/config';
+import { passwordCompare } from '../helpers/encrypt';
 
 const authenticateViaGoogle = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
   passport.authenticate('google', (err: unknown, user: UserAttributes | null) => {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const login = async (req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> => {
     }
 
     // Verify password
-    const passwordValid = await bcrypt.compare(password, user.password);
+    const passwordValid = await passwordCompare(password, user.password);
     if (!passwordValid) {
       logger.error('Invalid credentials');
       res.status(404).json({ ok: false, message: 'Invalid credentials' });
diff --git a/src/controllers/userController.ts b/src/controllers/userController.ts
index c6db3c33..aec6f8ee 100644
--- a/src/controllers/userController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/userController.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
-import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
 import User from '../database/models/user';
 import logger from '../logs/config';
 import { userToken } from '../helpers/token.generator';
@@ -8,6 +7,7 @@ import * as jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import Role from '../database/models/role';
 import { sendEmail } from '../helpers/send-email';
 import { sendInternalErrorResponse, validateEmail, validateFields, validatePassword } from '../validations';
+import { passwordEncrypt } from '../helpers/encrypt';
 
 // Function for user signup
 export const signupUser = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ export const signupUser = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       return res.status(400).json({ ok: false, error: 'Email is already used, Login to continuue' });
     }
 
-    const saltRound = await bcrypt.genSalt(10);
-    const hashPassword = await bcrypt.hash(password, saltRound);
+    const hashPassword = await passwordEncrypt(password);
 
     const newUser = await User.create({
       firstName,
diff --git a/src/database/seeders/20240427082911-create-default-role.js b/src/database/seeders/20240427082911-create-default-role.js
index 3f0bb578..5cb9369d 100644
--- a/src/database/seeders/20240427082911-create-default-role.js
+++ b/src/database/seeders/20240427082911-create-default-role.js
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ module.exports = {
         createdAt: new Date(),
         updatedAt: new Date(),
       },
+      {
+        id: '6ef1e121-304a-4f08-ad4e-cd07f9578b52',
+        name: 'admin',
+        displayName: 'Admin Role',
+        createdAt: new Date(),
+        updatedAt: new Date(),
+      },
     ]);
   },
 
diff --git a/src/database/seeders/20240501163745-User.js b/src/database/seeders/20240501163745-User.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f1ebd8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/database/seeders/20240501163745-User.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires */
+'use strict';
+const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid');
+
+/** @type {import('sequelize-cli').Seed} */
+module.exports = {
+  async up(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    return queryInterface.bulkInsert(
+      'Users',
+      [
+        {
+          id: uuidv4(),
+          firstName: 'admin',
+          lastName: '',
+          email: process.env.EMAIL,
+          password:
+            '$2b$10$ZCgzouXesg4Zqgj22u7ale5aAOJzmjfOchCpMlSgBMV8o2f.zdYUq',
+          gender: 'not specified',
+          phoneNumber: process.env.ADMIN_PHONE,
+          verified: true,
+          createdAt: new Date(),
+          updatedAt: new Date(),
+          status: 'active',
+          RoleId: '6ef1e121-304a-4f08-ad4e-cd07f9578b52', // Replace with the actual RoleId
+        },
+      ],
+      {}
+    );
+  },
+
+  async down(queryInterface, Sequelize) {
+    return queryInterface.bulkDelete('Users', null, {});
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/helpers/encrypt.ts b/src/helpers/encrypt.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d7a91ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/encrypt.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
+
+export const passwordEncrypt = async (password: string) => {
+  const saltRound = await bcrypt.genSalt(12);
+  const hashedPwd = await bcrypt.hash(password, saltRound);
+  return hashedPwd;
+};
+export const passwordCompare = async (password: string, inputPwd: string) => {
+  return await bcrypt.compare(password, inputPwd);
+};