diff --git a/entities/src/sea_orm_active_enums.rs b/entities/src/sea_orm_active_enums.rs
index 8bb3f269..8af4137b 100644
--- a/entities/src/sea_orm_active_enums.rs
+++ b/entities/src/sea_orm_active_enums.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use sea_orm::entity::prelude::*;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[sea_orm(rs_type = "String", db_type = "Enum", enum_name = "role")]
 pub enum Role {
     #[sea_orm(string_value = "owner")]
diff --git a/entities/src/secondary_user.rs b/entities/src/secondary_user.rs
index 3c989edb..abbbb0f1 100644
--- a/entities/src/secondary_user.rs
+++ b/entities/src/secondary_user.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use super::sea_orm_active_enums::Role;
 use sea_orm::entity::prelude::*;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, DeriveEntityModel, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, DeriveEntityModel, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[sea_orm(table_name = "secondary_user")]
 pub struct Model {
     #[sea_orm(primary_key)]
diff --git a/entities/src/user.rs b/entities/src/user.rs
index 6506455c..506696cb 100644
--- a/entities/src/user.rs
+++ b/entities/src/user.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use sea_orm::entity::prelude::*;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, DeriveEntityModel, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, DeriveEntityModel, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[sea_orm(table_name = "user")]
 pub struct Model {
     #[sea_orm(primary_key)]
diff --git a/entities/src/user_keys.rs b/entities/src/user_keys.rs
index 7456a3da..98126743 100644
--- a/entities/src/user_keys.rs
+++ b/entities/src/user_keys.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use sea_orm::entity::prelude::*;
 use sea_orm::prelude::Uuid;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, DeriveEntityModel, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, DeriveEntityModel, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[sea_orm(table_name = "user_keys")]
 pub struct Model {
     #[sea_orm(primary_key)]
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/check_config.rs b/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/check_config.rs
index c41581df..da6e74c6 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/check_config.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/check_config.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use argh::FromArgs;
 
-#[derive(FromArgs, PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[derive(FromArgs, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 /// Second subcommand.
 #[argh(subcommand, name = "check_config")]
 pub struct CheckConfigSubCommand {
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/create_user.rs b/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/create_user.rs
index 0c707e1c..09e90132 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/create_user.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/create_user.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use anyhow::Context;
 use argh::FromArgs;
 use entities::{user, user_keys};
-use ethers::types::Address;
+use ethers::prelude::Address;
 use sea_orm::ActiveModelTrait;
 use tracing::info;
+use uuid::Uuid;
 use web3_proxy::users::new_api_key;
 
-#[derive(FromArgs, PartialEq, Debug)]
+#[derive(FromArgs, PartialEq, Debug, Eq)]
 /// Create a new user and api key
 #[argh(subcommand, name = "create_user")]
 pub struct CreateUserSubCommand {
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ pub struct CreateUserSubCommand {
     #[argh(option)]
     /// the user's optional email
     email: Option<String>,
+
+    #[argh(option)]
+    /// the user's first api key.
+    /// If none given, one will be generated randomly
+    api_key: Option<Uuid>,
 }
 
 impl CreateUserSubCommand {
@@ -39,10 +45,12 @@ impl CreateUserSubCommand {
 
         info!("user #{}: {:?}", u.id, Address::from_slice(&u.address));
 
+        let api_key = self.api_key.unwrap_or_else(new_api_key);
+
         // create a key for the new user
         let uk = user_keys::ActiveModel {
             user_id: sea_orm::Set(u.id),
-            api_key: sea_orm::Set(new_api_key()),
+            api_key: sea_orm::Set(api_key),
             requests_per_minute: sea_orm::Set(6_000_000),
             ..Default::default()
         };
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/main.rs b/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/main.rs
index 293a8f52..bf32bafd 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/main.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/bin/web3_proxy_cli/main.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
             x.main(&db).await
         }
-        SubCommand::Two(x) => x.main().await,
+        SubCommand::CheckConfig(x) => x.main().await,
     }
 }