diff --git a/vmcreate.sh b/vmcreate.sh
index 3d444eb..59bcb2b 100644
--- a/vmcreate.sh
+++ b/vmcreate.sh
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ mksnippet () {
     fi
     if [ $password ]; then
             phash=$(cat $password | mkpasswd -m sha-256 -s)
-            sed -i "s|.*password.*|  - ${phash}|" "$snippet"
+            sed -i "s|.*password.*|password: ${phash}|" "$snippet"
     fi
     if [ $pubkey ]; then
-        sed -i "s|.*ssh-rsa.*|  - (cat ${pubkey})|" "$snippet"
+        sed -i "s|.*ssh-rsa.*|  - $(cat ${pubkey})|" "$snippet"
     fi
     echo "Snippet $snippet created"
 }