diff --git a/demo/management/commands/setup_demo_template_db.py b/demo/management/commands/setup_demo_template_db.py
index 78bb043644..c9b1ce20b7 100644
--- a/demo/management/commands/setup_demo_template_db.py
+++ b/demo/management/commands/setup_demo_template_db.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def _setup_demo_template_db():
     print("Initializing demo template database...")
 
     template_db_name = settings.MATHESAR_DEMO_TEMPLATE
-    django_model = Database.current_objects.get(name=settings.DATABASES["default"]["NAME"])
+    django_model = Database.create_from_settings_key("default")
     root_engine = create_mathesar_engine(django_model)
     with root_engine.connect() as conn:
         conn.execution_options(isolation_level="AUTOCOMMIT")
diff --git a/demo/settings.py b/demo/settings.py
index 94117c4084..2288b5d7f8 100644
--- a/demo/settings.py
+++ b/demo/settings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-from config.settings.production import *  # noqa
-from config.settings import *  # noqa
+from config.settings.common_settings import *  # noqa
 from decouple import config as decouple_config
 
 INSTALLED_APPS += [  # noqa
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@
     "demo.middleware.LiveDemoModeMiddleware",
 ]
 
+MATHESAR_MODE = 'PRODUCTION'
 MATHESAR_LIVE_DEMO = True
 MATHESAR_LIVE_DEMO_USERNAME = decouple_config('MATHESAR_LIVE_DEMO_USERNAME', default=None)
 MATHESAR_LIVE_DEMO_PASSWORD = decouple_config('MATHESAR_LIVE_DEMO_PASSWORD', default=None)
diff --git a/mathesar/install.py b/mathesar/install.py
index 3efaa9bd00..466c0c982b 100644
--- a/mathesar/install.py
+++ b/mathesar/install.py
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ def main(skip_static_collection=False):
             install_on_db_with_key(database_key, skip_confirm)
         except IntegrityError:
             continue
+    if getattr(settings, 'MATHESAR_LIVE_DEMO', False) is True:
+        management.call_command(
+            'createsuperuser',
+            '--no-input',
+            '--username', 'demo',
+            '--email', 'admin@example.com',
+        )
+        management.call_command('setup_demo_template_db')
 
 
 def install_on_db_with_key(database_key, skip_confirm):