diff --git a/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/db/database-admin/seed-default-data.ts b/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/db/database-admin/seed-default-data.ts
index a8dd6626b..67b5af817 100644
--- a/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/db/database-admin/seed-default-data.ts
+++ b/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/db/database-admin/seed-default-data.ts
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ const DEFAULT_DROPDOWN_CONFIGS: DropdownConfig[] = [
  */
 export async function seedDefaultData(): Promise<void> {
   // Create default users if none exist
-  const users = await getUsers()
+  const users = await getUsers({ scope: 'all' })
   if (users.length === 0) {
     const defaultUsers: User[] = [
       {
diff --git a/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/security/secure-db/operations/get-users.ts b/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/security/secure-db/operations/get-users.ts
index 80ac16fe1..a186417f7 100644
--- a/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/security/secure-db/operations/get-users.ts
+++ b/frontends/nextjs/src/lib/security/secure-db/operations/get-users.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export async function getUsers(ctx: SecurityContext): Promise<User[]> {
     'user',
     'READ',
     async () =>
-      Database.getUsers(ctx.user.tenantId ? { tenantId: ctx.user.tenantId } : undefined),
+      Database.getUsers(ctx.user.tenantId ? { tenantId: ctx.user.tenantId } : { scope: 'all' }),
     'all_users'
   )
 }