diff --git a/apps/authentication/backends.py b/apps/authentication/backends.py
index ddb1359..75c45d4 100644
--- a/apps/authentication/backends.py
+++ b/apps/authentication/backends.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import logging
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.contrib.auth.backends import BaseBackend
 
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ class DiscordAuthenticationBackend(BaseBackend):
             existing_user.save()
             return existing_user
 
-        # hardcode admin for myself
-        if discord_user_id == "377453890523627522":
+        # Provide superuser permissions for specified users
+        if discord_user_id in settings.SUPERUSER_IDS:
             return DiscordUser.objects.create_superuser(discord_user_data)
 
         return DiscordUser.objects.create_user(discord_user_data)
diff --git a/core/settings.py b/core/settings.py
index d7dd3c3..5c68a5e 100644
--- a/core/settings.py
+++ b/core/settings.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ DISCORD_REFRESH_TOKEN_REQUEST = {
 }
 DISCORD_API_URL = env("DISCORD_API_URL")
 DISCORD_OAUTH2_URL = env("DISCORD_OAUTH2_URL")
+SUPERUSER_IDS = env("SUPERUSER_IDS").split(",")
 
 # Logging
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/topics/logging/