diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
index 21b96c1..f2e9cd5 100644
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ mail.smtp.password = mymailpassword
 # Server-related settings
 server.timezone = 'Africa/Johannesburg'
 
+# Setup options
+setup.create_tables = true
+setup.create_user = false
+setup.blog_details = false
+
 # WARNING: *THE LINE BELOW MUST BE UNCOMMENTED ON A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT*
 # Debug mode will enable the interactive debugging tool, allowing ANYONE to
 # execute malicious code after an exception is raised.
diff --git a/scribeengine/config/deployment.ini_tmpl b/scribeengine/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
index bbb4277..0dd278d 100644
--- a/scribeengine/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
+++ b/scribeengine/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ mail.smtp.password = mymailpassword
 # Server-related settings
 server.timezone = 'Africa/Johannesburg'
 
+# Setup options (for when you run "paster setup-app config.ini")
+setup.create_tables = true
+setup.create_user = false
+setup.blog_details = false
+
 # WARNING: *THE LINE BELOW MUST BE UNCOMMENTED ON A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT*
 # Debug mode will enable the interactive debugging tool, allowing ANYONE to
 # execute malicious code after an exception is raised.
diff --git a/scribeengine/websetup.py b/scribeengine/websetup.py
index f9bbd16..d6e00e1 100644
--- a/scribeengine/websetup.py
+++ b/scribeengine/websetup.py
@@ -23,9 +23,14 @@
 """
 Setup the ScribeEngine application
 """
+import os
+import hashlib
+import hmac
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from paste.deploy.converters import asbool
+
 from scribeengine.config.environment import load_environment
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -35,55 +40,50 @@ def setup_app(command, conf, vars):
     conf.local_conf['setup-app'] = True
     load_environment(conf.global_conf, conf.local_conf)
 
-    import os
-    import hashlib
-    import hmac
     from scribeengine.model.meta import metadata, Session, engine
     from scribeengine.model import Category, Permission, Post, Variable, \
         User, Role
 
-    if os.name == 'posix':
+    if os.name == u'posix':
         import readline
 
-    # Let's prompt the user for an e-mail address, password and nick for the first user in the system.
-    print 'First User:'
-    email = raw_input('E-mail address [admin@scribeengine.org]: ')
-    password = raw_input('Password [P@ssw0rd]: ')
-    nick = raw_input('Nick [Admin]: ')
+    if asbool(conf.local_conf[u'setup.create_tables']):
+        # Create the tables if they don't already exist
+        metadata.create_all(bind=engine, checkfirst=True)
 
-    if not email:
-        email = u'admin@scribeengine.org'
-    else:
-        email = unicode(email)
-    if not password:
-        password = u'P@ssw0rd'
-    else:
-        password = unicode(password)
-    if not nick:
-        nick = u'Admin'
-    else:
-        nick = unicode(nick)
-    password = unicode(hmac.new(conf[u'security.salt'], password,
-        hashlib.sha256).hexdigest(), u'utf-8')
+    if asbool(conf.local_conf[u'setup.create_user']):
+        # Let's prompt the user for an e-mail address, password and nick for the
+        # first user in the system.
+        print 'First User:'
+        email = raw_input('E-mail address [admin@scribeengine.org]: ')
+        password = raw_input('Password [P@ssw0rd]: ')
+        nick = raw_input('Nick [Admin]: ')
+        if not email:
+            email = u'admin@scribeengine.org'
+        else:
+            email = unicode(email)
+        if not password:
+            password = u'P@ssw0rd'
+        else:
+            password = unicode(password)
+        if not nick:
+            nick = u'Admin'
+        else:
+            nick = unicode(nick)
+        password = unicode(hmac.new(conf[u'security.salt'], password,
+            hashlib.sha256).hexdigest(), u'utf-8')
+        perm_addposts = Permission(name=u'Add Posts')
+        perm_editmyposts = Permission(name=u'Edit My Posts')
+        perm_delmyposts = Permission(name=u'Delete My Posts')
+        role_admin = Role(name=u'Administrator')
+        role_admin.permissions.extend([perm_addposts, perm_editmyposts, perm_delmyposts])
+        user = User(email=email, password=password, nick=nick)
+        user.roles.append(role_admin)
+        Session.add(user)
 
-    # Create the tables if they don't already exist
-    metadata.create_all(bind=engine, checkfirst=True)
+    if asbool(conf.local_conf[u'setup.blog_details']):
+        blog_title = Variable(key=u'blog title', value=u'ScribeEngine')
+        blog_slogan = Variable(key=u'blog slogan', value=u'open source blog software')
+        Session.add_all([blog_title, blog_slogan])
 
-    blog_title = Variable(key=u'blog title', value=u'ScribeEngine')
-    blog_slogan = Variable(key=u'blog slogan', value=u'open source blog software')
-
-    pylons_cat = Category(name=u'Pylons', url=u'pylons')
-    database_cat = Category(name=u'Database', url=u'database')
-
-    perm_addposts = Permission(name=u'Add Posts')
-    perm_editmyposts = Permission(name=u'Edit My Posts')
-    perm_delmyposts = Permission(name=u'Delete My Posts')
-
-    role_admin = Role(name=u'Administrator')
-    role_admin.permissions.extend([perm_addposts, perm_editmyposts, perm_delmyposts])
-
-    user = User(email=email, password=password, nick=nick)
-    user.roles.append(role_admin)
-
-    Session.add_all([blog_title, blog_slogan, user])
     Session.commit()