diff --git a/app/models/mailer.rb b/app/models/mailer.rb
index 79f3229e7..fe0279240 100644
--- a/app/models/mailer.rb
+++ b/app/models/mailer.rb
@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@ class Mailer < ActionMailer::Base
 
   # Notifies user that his password was updated
   def self.password_updated(user)
+    # Don't send a notification to the dummy email address when changing the password
+    # of the default admin account which is required after the first login
+    # TODO: maybe not the best way to handle this
+    return if user.admin? && user.login == 'admin' && user.mail == 'admin@example.net'
+
     Mailer.security_notification(user,
       message: :mail_body_password_updated,
       title: :button_change_password,