diff --git a/authentik/outposts/models.py b/authentik/outposts/models.py
index a4a822964..48fbb325e 100644
--- a/authentik/outposts/models.py
+++ b/authentik/outposts/models.py
@@ -341,19 +341,8 @@ class Outpost(ManagedModel):
         """Username for service user"""
         return f"ak-outpost-{self.uuid.hex}"
 
-    @property
-    def user(self) -> User:
-        """Get/create user with access to all required objects"""
-        users = User.objects.filter(username=self.user_identifier)
-        if not users.exists():
-            user: User = User.objects.create(username=self.user_identifier)
-            user.set_unusable_password()
-            user.save()
-        else:
-            user = users.first()
-        user.attributes[USER_ATTRIBUTE_SA] = True
-        user.attributes[USER_ATTRIBUTE_CAN_OVERRIDE_IP] = True
-        user.save()
+    def build_user_permissions(self, user: User):
+        """Create per-object and global permissions for outpost service-account"""
         # To ensure the user only has the correct permissions, we delete all of them and re-add
         # the ones the user needs
         with transaction.atomic():
@@ -397,6 +386,23 @@ class Outpost(ManagedModel):
             "Updated service account's permissions",
             perms=UserObjectPermission.objects.filter(user=user),
         )
+
+    @property
+    def user(self) -> User:
+        """Get/create user with access to all required objects"""
+        users = User.objects.filter(username=self.user_identifier)
+        should_create_user = not users.exists()
+        if should_create_user:
+            user: User = User.objects.create(username=self.user_identifier)
+            user.set_unusable_password()
+            user.save()
+        else:
+            user = users.first()
+        user.attributes[USER_ATTRIBUTE_SA] = True
+        user.attributes[USER_ATTRIBUTE_CAN_OVERRIDE_IP] = True
+        user.save()
+        if should_create_user:
+            self.build_user_permissions(user)
         return user
 
     @property
diff --git a/authentik/outposts/tasks.py b/authentik/outposts/tasks.py
index 549f2e32b..fb2db9c77 100644
--- a/authentik/outposts/tasks.py
+++ b/authentik/outposts/tasks.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ def outpost_token_ensurer(self: MonitoredTask):
     all_outposts = Outpost.objects.all()
     for outpost in all_outposts:
         _ = outpost.token
+        outpost.build_user_permissions(outpost.user)
     self.set_status(
         TaskResult(
             TaskResultStatus.SUCCESSFUL,
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ def _outpost_single_update(outpost: Outpost, layer=None):
     # Ensure token again, because this function is called when anything related to an
     # OutpostModel is saved, so we can be sure permissions are right
     _ = outpost.token
-    _ = outpost.user
+    outpost.build_user_permissions(outpost.user)
     if not layer:  # pragma: no cover
         layer = get_channel_layer()
     for state in OutpostState.for_outpost(outpost):
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_provider_proxy.py b/tests/e2e/test_provider_proxy.py
index 4bc18a14a..1bd260a64 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_provider_proxy.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_provider_proxy.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TestProviderProxy(SeleniumTestCase):
         )
         outpost.providers.add(proxy)
         outpost.save()
-        _ = outpost.user
+        outpost.build_user_permissions(outpost.user)
 
         self.proxy_container = self.start_proxy(outpost)
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class TestProviderProxyConnect(ChannelsLiveServerTestCase):
         )
         outpost.providers.add(proxy)
         outpost.save()
-        _ = outpost.user
+        outpost.build_user_permissions(outpost.user)
 
         # Wait until outpost healthcheck succeeds
         healthcheck_retries = 0