diff --git a/static/js/admin.js b/static/js/admin.js
index e99499a..e105ee0 100644
--- a/static/js/admin.js
+++ b/static/js/admin.js
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ async function render_table(data) {
     const users = Object.values(data.users);
 
     const newusername = document.querySelector("#newusername");
-    const newuserbutton = document.querySelector("#newuserbutton");
+    const oldnewuserbutton = document.querySelector("#newuserbutton");
+    var newuserbutton = oldnewuserbutton.cloneNode(true);
+    oldnewuserbutton.parentNode.replaceChild(newuserbutton, oldnewuserbutton);
+    
 
     newuserbutton.addEventListener("click", async () => {
         const r = await fetch(admin_api_path + 'add_user', {
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ async function render_table(data) {
             return;
         }
 
+        newusername.value = "";
         update_table();
     })