diff --git a/vmcreate.sh b/vmcreate.sh
index ad7e935..4e3f27f 100644
--- a/vmcreate.sh
+++ b/vmcreate.sh
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ mksnippet () {
         sed -i "s|user: root|user: ${username}\nsudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL|" "$snippet"
     fi
     if [ $password ]; then
-            phash=$(cat $password | mkpasswd -m sha-256 -s)
-            sed -i "s|.*password.*|password: ${password}|" "$snippet"
+            phash=$(echo $password | mkpasswd -m sha-256 -s)
+            sed -i "s|.*password.*|passwd: ${phash}|" "$snippet"
     fi
     if [ $pubkey ]; then
         sed -i "s|.*ssh-rsa.*|  - $(cat ${pubkey})|" "$snippet"