diff --git a/backend/cmd/api/main.go b/backend/cmd/api/main.go
index ae79ed6..2d79636 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/api/main.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/api/main.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	if err := initdb.InitUser(models.DBService); err != nil {
+	if err := initdb.New(models.DBService); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/backend/internal/initdb/new.go b/backend/internal/initdb/new.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd59ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/initdb/new.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package initdb
+
+import "gorm.io/gorm"
+
+// New initializes the default database records.
+func New(database *gorm.DB) error {
+	return InitUser(database)
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/initdb/user_test.go b/backend/internal/initdb/user_test.go
index 5a2b12a..191f2b1 100644
--- a/backend/internal/initdb/user_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/initdb/user_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 func TestInitUserCreatesRootUserWhenTableIsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	database := newUserTestDatabase(t)
 
-	require.NoError(t, InitUser(database))
+	require.NoError(t, New(database))
 
 	var users []models.SenlinAgentUser
 	require.NoError(t, database.Find(&users).Error)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func TestInitUserDoesNothingWhenTableIsNotEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, database.Create(&existing).Error)
 
-	require.NoError(t, InitUser(database))
+	require.NoError(t, New(database))
 
 	var users []models.SenlinAgentUser
 	require.NoError(t, database.Find(&users).Error)