diff --git a/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb
index 9684f5cbf..b8d4981f5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin_controller.rb
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ class AdminController < ApplicationController
   def info
     @db_adapter_name = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.adapter_name
     @checklist = [
-      [:text_default_administrator_account_changed,
-          User.find(:first,
-                    :conditions => ["login=? and hashed_password=?", 'admin', User.hash_password('admin')]).nil?],
+      [:text_default_administrator_account_changed, User.default_admin_account_changed?],
       [:text_file_repository_writable, File.writable?(Attachment.storage_path)],
       [:text_plugin_assets_writable,   File.writable?(Redmine::Plugin.public_directory)],
       [:text_rmagick_available,        Object.const_defined?(:Magick)]
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index a37c4dffa..d1fa2822a 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ class User < Principal
     find(:first, :conditions => ["LOWER(mail) = ?", mail.to_s.downcase])
   end
 
+  # Returns true if the default admin account can no longer be used
+  def self.default_admin_account_changed?
+    !User.active.find_by_login("admin").try(:check_password?, "admin")
+  end
+
   def to_s
     name
   end
diff --git a/test/unit/user_test.rb b/test/unit/user_test.rb
index 1c85625e9..e698207da 100644
--- a/test/unit/user_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/user_test.rb
@@ -630,6 +630,38 @@ class UserTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
   end
 
+  def test_default_admin_account_changed_should_return_false_if_account_was_not_changed
+    user = User.find_by_login("admin")
+    user.password = "admin"
+    user.save!
+
+    assert_equal false, User.default_admin_account_changed?
+  end
+
+  def test_default_admin_account_changed_should_return_true_if_password_was_changed
+    user = User.find_by_login("admin")
+    user.password = "newpassword"
+    user.save!
+
+    assert_equal true, User.default_admin_account_changed?
+  end
+
+  def test_default_admin_account_changed_should_return_true_if_account_is_disabled
+    user = User.find_by_login("admin")
+    user.password = "admin"
+    user.status = User::STATUS_LOCKED
+    user.save!
+
+    assert_equal true, User.default_admin_account_changed?
+  end
+
+  def test_default_admin_account_changed_should_return_true_if_account_does_not_exist
+    user = User.find_by_login("admin")
+    user.destroy
+
+    assert_equal true, User.default_admin_account_changed?
+  end
+
   def test_roles_for_project
     # user with a role
     roles = @jsmith.roles_for_project(Project.find(1))