diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4288305..8be74f1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -43,12 +43,14 @@ services:
       - N8N_PERSONALIZATION_ENABLED=false
       - N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY
       - N8N_USER_MANAGEMENT_JWT_SECRET
+      - EXTERNAL_HOOK_FILES=/hooks.js
     ports:
       - 5678:5678
     links:
       - postgres
     volumes:
       - n8n_storage:/home/node/.n8n
+      - ./n8n/hooks.js:/hooks.js
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
diff --git a/n8n/hooks.js b/n8n/hooks.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..345ee57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/n8n/hooks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/**
+ * A hook that disables the user management and uses owner for all requests
+ */
+const { dirname, resolve } = require("path");
+const Layer = require("express/lib/router/layer");
+
+const n8nDir = dirname(require.resolve("n8n"));
+const jwtAuth = require(resolve(n8nDir, "auth/jwt"));
+
+async function disableUmHook({ app }, config) {
+  await this.dbCollections.Settings.update(
+    { key: "userManagement.isInstanceOwnerSetUp" },
+    { value: JSON.stringify(true) }
+  );
+
+  config.set("userManagement.isInstanceOwnerSetUp", true);
+
+  const owner = await this.dbCollections.User.findOne({
+    where: { role: "global:owner" },
+  });
+
+  owner.email = "demo@n8n.io";
+  owner.firstName = "Demo";
+  owner.lastName = "McDemoFace";
+
+  await this.dbCollections.User.save(owner);
+
+  jwtAuth.resolveJwt = () => owner;
+
+  const { stack } = app._router;
+  const index = stack.findIndex((l) => l.name === "cookieParser");
+  stack.splice(
+    index + 4,
+    3,
+    new Layer(
+      "/",
+      {
+        strict: false,
+        end: false,
+      },
+      async (req, res, next) => {
+        req.user = owner;
+        req.cookies = { "n8n-auth": "fake" };
+        next();
+      }
+    )
+  );
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  n8n: {
+    ready: [disableUmHook],
+  },
+};