diff --git a/vmcreate.sh b/vmcreate.sh
index a2875fa..9ff0c73 100644
--- a/vmcreate.sh
+++ b/vmcreate.sh
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ mksnippet () {
         sed -i "s|user: root|user: ${username}\nsudo: ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL|" "$snippet" || echo "sedDEBUG 1"
     fi
     if [ $password ]; then
-            phash=$(echo $password | mkpasswd -m sha-256 -s)
+            phash=$(echo $password | mkpasswd -m sha-512 -s)
             echo "PHASH: $phash"
-            sed -i "s|.*password.*|passwd: ${phash}|" "$snippet" || echo "sedDEBUG 2"
+            sed -i "s|.*password.*|password: ${phash}|" "$snippet" || echo "sedDEBUG 2"
     fi
     if [ $pubkey ]; then
         sshkey=$(сat "$pubkey")