diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/seeders/account.seeder.ts b/packages/shared/lib/seeders/account.seeder.ts
index 867d18aa50..c2d3fcc20d 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/seeders/account.seeder.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/seeders/account.seeder.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import accountService from '../services/account.service.js';
 import type { DBTeam } from '@nangohq/types';
 
 export async function createAccount(): Promise<DBTeam> {
-    const acc = await accountService.getOrCreateAccount(uuid());
+    const acc = await accountService.getOrCreateAccount(uuid(), false);
     if (!acc) {
         throw new Error('failed_to_create_account');
     }
diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/services/account.service.ts b/packages/shared/lib/services/account.service.ts
index 78b2543959..62023701f1 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/services/account.service.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/services/account.service.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class AccountService {
         return account[0].uuid;
     }
 
-    async getOrCreateAccount(name: string): Promise<DBTeam> {
+    async getOrCreateAccount(name: string, createDefaultEnvironments = true): Promise<DBTeam> {
         const account: DBTeam[] = await db.knex.select('id').from<DBTeam>(`_nango_accounts`).where({ name });
 
         if (account == null || account.length == 0 || !account[0]) {
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ class AccountService {
             if (!newAccount || newAccount.length == 0 || !newAccount[0]) {
                 throw new Error('Failed to create account');
             }
-            await environmentService.createDefaultEnvironments(newAccount[0]['id']);
+
+            if (createDefaultEnvironments) {
+                await environmentService.createDefaultEnvironments(newAccount[0]['id']);
+            }
 
             return newAccount[0];
         }