diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
index 6a581f92..e61c523b 100644
--- a/config.json.example
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   "myAddress": "localhost",
   "httpPort": 80,
   "httpsPort": 443,
+  "administratorNames": [],
   "autoCreateAccount": true,
   "skipStoryModeChoice": true,
   "skipTutorial": true,
diff --git a/src/services/configService.ts b/src/services/configService.ts
index a0aceb73..2a282638 100644
--- a/src/services/configService.ts
+++ b/src/services/configService.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ interface IConfig {
     httpPort?: number;
     httpsPort?: number;
     myIrcAddresses?: string[];
+    administratorNames?: string[];
     autoCreateAccount?: boolean;
     skipStoryModeChoice?: boolean;
     skipTutorial?: boolean;
diff --git a/src/services/loginService.ts b/src/services/loginService.ts
index 0d49bb27..80f0b5b6 100644
--- a/src/services/loginService.ts
+++ b/src/services/loginService.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import { Account } from "@/src/models/loginModel";
 import { createInventory } from "@/src/services/inventoryService";
 import { IDatabaseAccount, IDatabaseAccountJson } from "@/src/types/loginTypes";
 import { createShip } from "./shipService";
-import { Types } from "mongoose";
+import { Document, Types } from "mongoose";
 import { Loadout } from "@/src/models/inventoryModels/loadoutModel";
 import { PersonalRooms } from "@/src/models/personalRoomsModel";
 import new_personal_rooms from "@/static/fixed_responses/personalRooms.json";
 import { Request } from "express";
+import { config } from "@/src/services/configService";
 
 export const isCorrectPassword = (requestPassword: string, databasePassword: string): boolean => {
     return requestPassword === databasePassword;
@@ -48,20 +49,21 @@ export const createPersonalRooms = async (accountId: Types.ObjectId, shipId: Typ
     await personalRooms.save();
 };
 
-export const getAccountForRequest = async (req: Request) => {
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+type TAccountDocument = Document<unknown, {}, IDatabaseAccountJson> &
+    IDatabaseAccountJson & { _id: Types.ObjectId; __v: number };
+
+export const getAccountForRequest = async (req: Request): Promise<TAccountDocument> => {
     if (!req.query.accountId) {
         throw new Error("Request is missing accountId parameter");
     }
     if (!req.query.nonce || parseInt(req.query.nonce as string) === 0) {
         throw new Error("Request is missing nonce parameter");
     }
-    const account = await Account.findOne(
-        {
-            _id: req.query.accountId,
-            Nonce: req.query.nonce
-        },
-        "_id"
-    );
+    const account = await Account.findOne({
+        _id: req.query.accountId,
+        Nonce: req.query.nonce
+    });
     if (!account) {
         throw new Error("Invalid accountId-nonce pair");
     }
@@ -71,3 +73,7 @@ export const getAccountForRequest = async (req: Request) => {
 export const getAccountIdForRequest = async (req: Request): Promise<string> => {
     return (await getAccountForRequest(req))._id.toString();
 };
+
+export const isAdministrator = (account: TAccountDocument): boolean => {
+    return !!config.administratorNames?.find(x => x == account.DisplayName);
+};