diff --git a/bootstrap/openmetadata-ops.sh b/bootstrap/openmetadata-ops.sh
index 528eda0bc7e..b2d3e2db1f3 100755
--- a/bootstrap/openmetadata-ops.sh
+++ b/bootstrap/openmetadata-ops.sh
@@ -54,4 +54,5 @@ else
 fi
 
 ${JAVA} -Dbootstrap.dir=$BOOTSTRAP_DIR  -cp ${CLASSPATH} ${OPENMETADATA_SETUP_MAIN_CLASS} -c $CONFIG_FILE_PATH "$@"
+exit $?
 
diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataOperations.java b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataOperations.java
index 34aff3089e2..e5086378fda 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataOperations.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/main/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataOperations.java
@@ -436,17 +436,18 @@ public class OpenMetadataOperations implements Callable<Integer> {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid email address: " + email);
       }
       parseConfig();
+      initializeCollectionRegistry();
+      initializeSecurityConfig();
       AuthProvider authProvider = SecurityConfigurationManager.getCurrentAuthConfig().getProvider();
       if (!authProvider.equals(AuthProvider.BASIC)) {
         LOG.error("Authentication is not set to basic. User creation is not supported.");
         return 1;
       }
-      initializeCollectionRegistry();
       UserRepository userRepository = (UserRepository) Entity.getEntityRepository(Entity.USER);
       try {
         userRepository.getByEmail(null, email, EntityUtil.Fields.EMPTY_FIELDS);
-        LOG.error("User {} already exists.", email);
-        return 1;
+        LOG.info("User {} already exists.", email);
+        return 0;
       } catch (EntityNotFoundException ex) {
         // Expected – continue to create the user.
       }
@@ -477,6 +478,29 @@ public class OpenMetadataOperations implements Callable<Integer> {
     }
   }
 
+  private void initializeSecurityConfig() {
+    try {
+      var authConfig =
+          Entity.getSystemRepository()
+              .getConfigWithKey(SettingsType.AUTHENTICATION_CONFIGURATION.value());
+      if (authConfig != null) {
+        SecurityConfigurationManager.getInstance()
+            .setCurrentAuthConfig(
+                JsonUtils.convertValue(
+                    authConfig.getConfigValue(),
+                    org.openmetadata.schema.api.security.AuthenticationConfiguration.class));
+      } else if (config.getAuthenticationConfiguration() != null) {
+        SecurityConfigurationManager.getInstance()
+            .setCurrentAuthConfig(config.getAuthenticationConfiguration());
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      if (config.getAuthenticationConfiguration() != null) {
+        SecurityConfigurationManager.getInstance()
+            .setCurrentAuthConfig(config.getAuthenticationConfiguration());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private boolean isAppInstalled(AppRepository appRepository, String appName) {
     try {
       appRepository.findByName(appName, Include.NON_DELETED);
diff --git a/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataOperationsTest.java b/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataOperationsTest.java
index 8af7c85781c..e3399e308eb 100644
--- a/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataOperationsTest.java
+++ b/openmetadata-service/src/test/java/org/openmetadata/service/util/OpenMetadataOperationsTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.openmetadata.service.Entity;
 import org.openmetadata.service.jdbi3.AppRepository;
 import org.openmetadata.service.jdbi3.CollectionDAO;
 import org.openmetadata.service.search.IndexMappingVersionTracker;
+import org.openmetadata.service.security.auth.SecurityConfigurationManager;
 
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
 @Slf4j
@@ -234,6 +235,22 @@ public class OpenMetadataOperationsTest {
         "Should update versions after successful reindexing");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void testCreateUser_NullAuthConfigThrowsException() throws Exception {
+    try (MockedStatic<SecurityConfigurationManager> securityManagerMock =
+        Mockito.mockStatic(SecurityConfigurationManager.class)) {
+      securityManagerMock.when(SecurityConfigurationManager::getCurrentAuthConfig).thenReturn(null);
+
+      OpenMetadataOperations ops = new OpenMetadataOperations();
+      char[] password = "testPassword123".toCharArray();
+      String email = "test@example.com";
+
+      int result = ops.createUser(email, password, false);
+
+      assertEquals(1, result);
+    }
+  }
+
   // Helper methods using reflection to access private fields for testing
   private String getVersionFromTracker(IndexMappingVersionTracker tracker) throws Exception {
     Field versionField = IndexMappingVersionTracker.class.getDeclaredField("version");