diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/CreateGroupMemberships.php b/app/Console/Commands/Integrity/CreateGroupMemberships.php
similarity index 63%
rename from app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/CreateGroupMemberships.php
rename to app/Console/Commands/Integrity/CreateGroupMemberships.php
index 16d58a928d..d2798f5c0a 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/CreateGroupMemberships.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Integrity/CreateGroupMemberships.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /*
  * CreateGroupMemberships.php
- * Copyright (c) 2021 james@firefly-iii.org
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 james@firefly-iii.org
  *
  * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
  *
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-namespace FireflyIII\Console\Commands\Upgrade;
+namespace FireflyIII\Console\Commands\Integrity;
 
 use FireflyIII\Exceptions\FireflyException;
 use FireflyIII\Models\GroupMembership;
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ use FireflyIII\Models\UserRole;
 use FireflyIII\User;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Log;
-use Psr\Container\ContainerExceptionInterface;
-use Psr\Container\NotFoundExceptionInterface;
 
 /**
  * Class CreateGroupMemberships
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ class CreateGroupMemberships extends Command
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $signature = 'firefly-iii:create-group-memberships {--F|force : Force the execution of this command.}';
+    protected $signature = 'firefly-iii:create-group-memberships';
 
     /**
      * Execute the console command.
@@ -62,36 +60,15 @@ class CreateGroupMemberships extends Command
     public function handle(): int
     {
         $start = microtime(true);
-        if ($this->isExecuted() && true !== $this->option('force')) {
-            $this->warn('This command has already been executed.');
 
-            return 0;
-        }
         $this->createGroupMemberships();
-        $this->markAsExecuted();
 
         $end = round(microtime(true) - $start, 2);
-        $this->info(sprintf('in %s seconds.', $end));
+        $this->info(sprintf('Validated group memberships in %s seconds.', $end));
 
         return 0;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return bool
-     * @throws FireflyException
-     * @throws ContainerExceptionInterface
-     * @throws NotFoundExceptionInterface
-     */
-    private function isExecuted(): bool
-    {
-        $configVar = app('fireflyconfig')->get(self::CONFIG_NAME, false);
-        if (null !== $configVar) {
-            return (bool)$configVar->data;
-        }
-
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
      *
      * @throws FireflyException
@@ -127,35 +104,37 @@ class CreateGroupMemberships extends Command
      */
     private function createGroupMembership(User $user): void
     {
-        $userGroup = UserGroup::create(['title' => $user->email]);
-        $userRole  = UserRole::where('title', UserRole::OWNER)->first();
+        // check if membership exists
+        $userGroup = UserGroup::where('title', $user->email)->first();
+        if (null === $userGroup) {
+            $userGroup = UserGroup::create(['title' => $user->email]);
+            Log::debug(sprintf('Created new user group #%d ("%s")', $userGroup->id, $userGroup->title));
+        }
+
+        $userRole = UserRole::where('title', UserRole::OWNER)->first();
 
         if (null === $userRole) {
-            throw new FireflyException('Firefly III could not find a user role. Please make sure all validations have run.');
+            throw new FireflyException('Firefly III could not find a user role. Please make sure all migrations have run.');
         }
-
-        /** @var GroupMembership|null $membership */
-        $membership = GroupMembership::create(
-            [
-                'user_id'       => $user->id,
-                'user_role_id'  => $userRole->id,
-                'user_group_id' => $userGroup->id,
-            ]
-        );
+        $membership = GroupMembership::where('user_id', $user->id)
+                                     ->where('user_group_id', $userGroup->id)
+                                     ->where('user_role_id', $userRole->id)->first();
         if (null === $membership) {
-            throw new FireflyException('Firefly III could not create user group management object. Please make sure all validations have run.');
+            GroupMembership::create(
+                [
+                    'user_id'       => $user->id,
+                    'user_role_id'  => $userRole->id,
+                    'user_group_id' => $userGroup->id,
+                ]
+            );
+            Log::debug('Created new membership.');
+        }
+        if (null === $user->user_group_id) {
+            $user->user_group_id = $userGroup->id;
+            $user->save();
+            Log::debug('Put user in default group.');
         }
-        $user->user_group_id = $userGroup->id;
-        $user->save();
 
         Log::debug(sprintf('User #%d now has main group.', $user->id));
     }
-
-    /**
-     *
-     */
-    private function markAsExecuted(): void
-    {
-        app('fireflyconfig')->set(self::CONFIG_NAME, true);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradeDatabase.php b/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradeDatabase.php
index 2954e2fa7c..3354503394 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradeDatabase.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradeDatabase.php
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ class UpgradeDatabase extends Command
             'firefly-iii:migrate-tag-locations',
             'firefly-iii:migrate-recurrence-type',
             'firefly-iii:upgrade-liabilities',
-            'firefly-iii:create-group-memberships',
             'firefly-iii:liabilities-600',
 
             // there are 16 verify commands.
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@ class UpgradeDatabase extends Command
             'firefly-iii:fix-transaction-types',
             'firefly-iii:fix-frontpage-accounts',
             'firefly-iii:fix-ibans',
+            'firefly-iii:create-group-memberships',
             'firefly-iii:upgrade-group-information',
 
             // two report commands
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php
index 49ec160f0d..37dad69c3e 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ class InstallController extends Controller
             'firefly-iii:migrate-tag-locations'        => [],
             'firefly-iii:migrate-recurrence-type'      => [],
             'firefly-iii:upgrade-liabilities'          => [],
-            'firefly-iii:create-group-memberships'     => [],
             'firefly-iii:liabilities-600'              => [],
 
             // verify commands
@@ -111,9 +110,10 @@ class InstallController extends Controller
             'firefly-iii:fix-transaction-types'        => [],
             'firefly-iii:fix-frontpage-accounts'       => [],
             'firefly-iii:fix-ibans'                    => [],
+            'firefly-iii:create-group-memberships'     => [],
             'firefly-iii:upgrade-group-information'    => [],
 
-            // final command to set latest version in DB
+            // final command to set the latest version in DB
             'firefly-iii:set-latest-version'           => ['--james-is-cool' => true],
             'firefly-iii:verify-security-alerts'       => [],
         ];
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 97ce38573f..0844b2384f 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:migrate-tag-locations",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:migrate-recurrence-type",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:upgrade-liabilities",
-      "@php artisan firefly-iii:create-group-memberships",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:liabilities-600",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:fix-piggies",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:create-link-types",
@@ -198,6 +197,7 @@
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:fix-transaction-types",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:fix-frontpage-accounts",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:fix-ibans",
+      "@php artisan firefly-iii:create-group-memberships",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:report-empty-objects",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:report-sum",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:restore-oauth-keys",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index df5e4c1a29..9d7c75ac54 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -1855,21 +1855,21 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/framework",
-            "version": "v9.48.0",
+            "version": "v9.49.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/laravel/framework.git",
-                "reference": "c78ae7aeb0cbcb1a205050d3592247ba07f5b711"
+                "reference": "e02d9453442ad0a6a2f5dc9df96ea0319d218026"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/framework/zipball/c78ae7aeb0cbcb1a205050d3592247ba07f5b711",
-                "reference": "c78ae7aeb0cbcb1a205050d3592247ba07f5b711",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/framework/zipball/e02d9453442ad0a6a2f5dc9df96ea0319d218026",
+                "reference": "e02d9453442ad0a6a2f5dc9df96ea0319d218026",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
-                "brick/math": "^0.10.2",
-                "doctrine/inflector": "^2.0",
+                "brick/math": "^0.9.3|^0.10.2|^0.11",
+                "doctrine/inflector": "^2.0.5",
                 "dragonmantank/cron-expression": "^3.3.2",
                 "egulias/email-validator": "^3.2.1|^4.0",
                 "ext-mbstring": "*",
@@ -1968,7 +1968,6 @@
                 "aws/aws-sdk-php": "Required to use the SQS queue driver, DynamoDb failed job storage, and SES mail driver (^3.235.5).",
                 "brianium/paratest": "Required to run tests in parallel (^6.0).",
                 "doctrine/dbal": "Required to rename columns and drop SQLite columns (^2.13.3|^3.1.4).",
-                "ext-bcmath": "Required to use the multiple_of validation rule.",
                 "ext-ftp": "Required to use the Flysystem FTP driver.",
                 "ext-gd": "Required to use Illuminate\\Http\\Testing\\FileFactory::image().",
                 "ext-memcached": "Required to use the memcache cache driver.",
@@ -2040,20 +2039,20 @@
                 "issues": "https://github.com/laravel/framework/issues",
                 "source": "https://github.com/laravel/framework"
             },
-            "time": "2023-01-17T15:06:19+00:00"
+            "time": "2023-01-31T14:36:47+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/passport",
-            "version": "v11.5.1",
+            "version": "v11.6.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/laravel/passport.git",
-                "reference": "b20282266211a0a19b0294d3459b5fd268807a6c"
+                "reference": "1d8204e40c63bb6cbb981907fdbeb5c69a4fbae9"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/passport/zipball/b20282266211a0a19b0294d3459b5fd268807a6c",
-                "reference": "b20282266211a0a19b0294d3459b5fd268807a6c",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/passport/zipball/1d8204e40c63bb6cbb981907fdbeb5c69a4fbae9",
+                "reference": "1d8204e40c63bb6cbb981907fdbeb5c69a4fbae9",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -2117,7 +2116,7 @@
                 "issues": "https://github.com/laravel/passport/issues",
                 "source": "https://github.com/laravel/passport"
             },
-            "time": "2023-01-16T14:52:08+00:00"
+            "time": "2023-01-31T13:41:55+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/sanctum",
@@ -2186,16 +2185,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/serializable-closure",
-            "version": "v1.2.2",
+            "version": "v1.3.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/laravel/serializable-closure.git",
-                "reference": "47afb7fae28ed29057fdca37e16a84f90cc62fae"
+                "reference": "f23fe9d4e95255dacee1bf3525e0810d1a1b0f37"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/serializable-closure/zipball/47afb7fae28ed29057fdca37e16a84f90cc62fae",
-                "reference": "47afb7fae28ed29057fdca37e16a84f90cc62fae",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/laravel/serializable-closure/zipball/f23fe9d4e95255dacee1bf3525e0810d1a1b0f37",
+                "reference": "f23fe9d4e95255dacee1bf3525e0810d1a1b0f37",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -2242,7 +2241,7 @@
                 "issues": "https://github.com/laravel/serializable-closure/issues",
                 "source": "https://github.com/laravel/serializable-closure"
             },
-            "time": "2022-09-08T13:45:54+00:00"
+            "time": "2023-01-30T18:31:20+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "laravel/slack-notification-channel",
@@ -3482,16 +3481,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "nesbot/carbon",
-            "version": "2.65.0",
+            "version": "2.66.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/briannesbitt/Carbon.git",
-                "reference": "09acf64155c16dc6f580f36569ae89344e9734a3"
+                "reference": "496712849902241f04902033b0441b269effe001"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/briannesbitt/Carbon/zipball/09acf64155c16dc6f580f36569ae89344e9734a3",
-                "reference": "09acf64155c16dc6f580f36569ae89344e9734a3",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/briannesbitt/Carbon/zipball/496712849902241f04902033b0441b269effe001",
+                "reference": "496712849902241f04902033b0441b269effe001",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -3580,7 +3579,7 @@
                     "type": "tidelift"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2023-01-06T15:55:01+00:00"
+            "time": "2023-01-29T18:53:47+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "nette/schema",