diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f56422a8e..a7ea8b70f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ COPY --from=compile-frontend --chown=1000:1000 /src/src/documents/static/fronten
 # add users, setup scripts
 # Mount the compiled frontend to expected location
 RUN set -eux \
+  && sed -i '1s|^#!/usr/bin/env python3|#!/command/with-contenv python3|' manage.py \
   && echo "Setting up user/group" \
     && addgroup --gid 1000 paperless \
     && useradd --uid 1000 --gid paperless --home-dir /usr/src/paperless paperless \
diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb-tika.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb-tika.yml
index c158797a5..73f30da78 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb-tika.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb-tika.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # - Copy this file as 'docker-compose.yml' and the files 'docker-compose.env'
 #   and '.env' into a folder.
 # - Run 'docker compose pull'.
-# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver createsuperuser' to create a user.
+# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver ./manage.py createsuperuser' to create a user.
 # - Run 'docker compose up -d'.
 #
 # For more extensive installation and update instructions, refer to the
diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb.yml
index 0b7a0fd3e..2a00a0be6 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.mariadb.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # - Copy this file as 'docker-compose.yml' and the files 'docker-compose.env'
 #   and '.env' into a folder.
 # - Run 'docker compose pull'.
-# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver createsuperuser' to create a user.
+# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver ./manage.py createsuperuser' to create a user.
 # - Run 'docker compose up -d'.
 #
 # For more extensive installation and update instructions, refer to the
diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.portainer.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.portainer.yml
index 2132c67a6..f655131eb 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.portainer.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.portainer.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # - Click 'Deploy the stack' and wait for it to be deployed
 # - Open the list of containers, select paperless_webserver_1
 # - Click 'Console' and then 'Connect' to open the command line inside the container
-# - Run 'python3 manage.py createsuperuser' to create a user
+# - Run 'python3 manage.py ./manage.py createsuperuser' to create a user
 # - Exit the console
 #
 # For more extensive installation and update instructions, refer to the
diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres-tika.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres-tika.yml
index 60bfada5f..fdd794275 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres-tika.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres-tika.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # - Copy this file as 'docker-compose.yml' and the files 'docker-compose.env'
 #   and '.env' into a folder.
 # - Run 'docker compose pull'.
-# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver createsuperuser' to create a user.
+# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver ./manage.py createsuperuser' to create a user.
 # - Run 'docker compose up -d'.
 #
 # For more extensive installation and update instructions, refer to the
diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres.yml
index da2953b7b..eeb9ddfa2 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # - Copy this file as 'docker-compose.yml' and the files 'docker-compose.env'
 #   and '.env' into a folder.
 # - Run 'docker compose pull'.
-# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver createsuperuser' to create a user.
+# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver ./manage.py createsuperuser' to create a user.
 # - Run 'docker compose up -d'.
 #
 # For more extensive installation and update instructions, refer to the
diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite-tika.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite-tika.yml
index 54292a845..a6340b166 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite-tika.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite-tika.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # - Copy this file as 'docker-compose.yml' and the files 'docker-compose.env'
 #   and '.env' into a folder.
 # - Run 'docker compose pull'.
-# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver createsuperuser' to create a user.
+# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver ./manage.py createsuperuser' to create a user.
 # - Run 'docker compose up -d'.
 #
 # For more extensive installation and update instructions, refer to the
diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite.yml
index 1ca5fe86b..92c126bca 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.sqlite.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # - Copy this file as 'docker-compose.yml' and the files 'docker-compose.env'
 #   and '.env' into a folder.
 # - Run 'docker compose pull'.
-# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver createsuperuser' to create a user.
+# - Run 'docker compose run --rm webserver ./manage.py createsuperuser' to create a user.
 # - Run 'docker compose up -d'.
 #
 # For more extensive installation and update instructions, refer to the
diff --git a/docs/setup.md b/docs/setup.md
index 7bb71a761..d3f43aca7 100644
--- a/docs/setup.md
+++ b/docs/setup.md
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ account. The script essentially automatically performs the steps described in [D
     execute the following command:
 
     ```shell-session
-    docker compose run --rm webserver createsuperuser
+    docker compose run --rm webserver ./manage.py createsuperuser
     ```
 
     or using docker exec from within the container:
diff --git a/install-paperless-ngx.sh b/install-paperless-ngx.sh
index 3977cece9..d901353a3 100755
--- a/install-paperless-ngx.sh
+++ b/install-paperless-ngx.sh
@@ -402,6 +402,6 @@ if [ "$DATABASE_BACKEND" == "postgres" ] || [ "$DATABASE_BACKEND" == "mariadb" ]
 	docker compose stop
 fi
 
-docker compose run --rm -e DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD="$PASSWORD" webserver createsuperuser --noinput --username "$USERNAME" --email "$EMAIL"
+docker compose run --rm -e DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD="$PASSWORD" webserver ./manage.py createsuperuser --noinput --username "$USERNAME" --email "$EMAIL"
 
 docker compose up --detach