diff --git a/database/factories/UserFactory.php b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
index 6300b49a3a..3a6a6b5450 100755
--- a/database/factories/UserFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ class UserFactory extends Factory
     public function definition(): array
     {
         return [
-            'firstname' => fake()->unique()->firstName(),
-            'lastname' => fake()->unique()->lastName(),
-            'email' => fake()->unique()->safeEmail(),
+            'firstname' => Str::uuid()->toString(),
+            'lastname' => Str::uuid()->toString(),
+            'email' => Str::uuid()->toString() . '@example.com',
             'email_verified_at' => now(),
-            'password' => 'password',
-            'institution' => fake()->unique()->company(),
+            'password' => Str::uuid()->toString(),
+            'institution' => Str::uuid()->toString(),
             'remember_token' => Str::random(10),
             'admin' => false,
         ];
@@ -50,13 +50,6 @@ public function unverified(): static
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function normalUser(): static
-    {
-        return $this->state(fn (array $attributes) => [
-            'admin' => false,
-        ]);
-    }
-
     public function adminUser(): static
     {
         return $this->state(fn (array $attributes) => [
diff --git a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
index f490f676a9..58301108b9 100755
--- a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class DatabaseSeeder extends Seeder
     public function run(): void
     {
         $this->createAdminUser();
-        User::factory(1000)->normalUser()->create();
+        User::factory(1000)->create();
 
         $this->createPublicProject();
         $this->createTrilinosProject();
diff --git a/phpstan-baseline.neon b/phpstan-baseline.neon
index 30b41920af..d2ab888878 100644
--- a/phpstan-baseline.neon
+++ b/phpstan-baseline.neon
@@ -22365,12 +22365,6 @@ parameters:
 			count: 1
 			path: config/session.php
 
-		-
-			rawMessage: 'Method Database\Factories\UserFactory::definition() throws checked exception OverflowException but it''s missing from the PHPDoc @throws tag.'
-			identifier: missingType.checkedException
-			count: 4
-			path: database/factories/UserFactory.php
-
 		-
 			rawMessage: 'Only booleans are allowed in &&, string given on the left side.'
 			identifier: booleanAnd.leftNotBoolean