diff --git a/common/pyproject.toml b/common/pyproject.toml
index 89728ee7..b82798c8 100644
--- a/common/pyproject.toml
+++ b/common/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "aaredaqlib"
-version = "0.2.66"
+version = "0.2.67"
 description = "Libraries shared between AareDAQ and AareGUI"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/common/src/aaredaqlib/models.py b/common/src/aaredaqlib/models.py
index 1eb4e2d6..af771831 100644
--- a/common/src/aaredaqlib/models.py
+++ b/common/src/aaredaqlib/models.py
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ class SampleShortInfo(BaseModel):
     puck_name: str
     dewar_name: str
     sample_name: str
+    run_number: int
     aaredb_params: Optional[DataCollectionParameters] = None
     user: str = ""
     pin: Annotated[int, Field(ge=1, le=16)]
diff --git a/daq/pyproject.toml b/daq/pyproject.toml
index e50b7822..b28f5564 100644
--- a/daq/pyproject.toml
+++ b/daq/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "aaredaq"
-version = "0.2.65"
+version = "0.2.67"
 description = "AareDAQ data acquisition server"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/daq/src/aaredaq/auth.py b/daq/src/aaredaq/auth.py
index 7690ff63..e293f9ae 100644
--- a/daq/src/aaredaq/auth.py
+++ b/daq/src/aaredaq/auth.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES = 24 * 60 * 7 # 1 week
 SESSION_EXPIRE_SECONDS = 60 * 10
 
 STAFF_GROUP = "unx-MXgroup"
-
+SUPER_USERS = ["e10019", "e11206", "e18147"]
 
 class TokenData(BaseModel):
     sub: str # Username
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ def authenticate_user(cfg: BeamlineConfig, form_data: OAuth2PasswordRequestForm)
 
     groups = os.getgrouplist(user_info.pw_name, user_info.pw_gid)
     supplementary_groups = [grp.getgrgid(g).gr_name.lower() for g in groups]
-
+    super_user = form_data.username in SUPER_USERS
     pgroups = [group for group in supplementary_groups if group.startswith('p')]
-    staff = "unx-mxgroup" in supplementary_groups or "unx-sls_mx" in supplementary_groups
+    staff = "unx-mxgroup" in supplementary_groups or "unx-sls_mx" in supplementary_groups or super_user
     token = TokenData(sub=form_data.username,
                       pgroups=pgroups,
                       staff=staff,
diff --git a/daq/src/aaredaq/server.py b/daq/src/aaredaq/server.py
index 7ea166a7..1b7a19dd 100644
--- a/daq/src/aaredaq/server.py
+++ b/daq/src/aaredaq/server.py
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ async def sample(token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)) -> SampleShortInfo:
     else:
         return SampleShortInfo(
             sample_name="Other user sample",
+            run_number=0,
             puck_name="",
             dewar_name="",
             db_id=-1,
diff --git a/gui/pyproject.toml b/gui/pyproject.toml
index 8d68e539..d26e54b0 100644
--- a/gui/pyproject.toml
+++ b/gui/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "aaregui"
-version = "0.2.66"
+version = "0.2.67"
 description = "Beamline control GUI"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/gui/src/aaregui/panels/manual_sample_panel.py b/gui/src/aaregui/panels/manual_sample_panel.py
index 9693cdf2..5dce6884 100644
--- a/gui/src/aaregui/panels/manual_sample_panel.py
+++ b/gui/src/aaregui/panels/manual_sample_panel.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class ManualSamplePanel(QWidget):
             puck_name="",
             dewar_name="",
             sample_name=self.__sample_name,
+            run_number=1, #can't be -1. So have defaulted to 1 for now.
             pin=1,
             aaredb_params=data_processing,
             user=self.__pgroup,