diff --git a/image/Dockerfile b/image/Dockerfile
index a2d9879..7e75067 100644
--- a/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/image/Dockerfile
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ RUN mkdir /etc/sysconfig/slurm \
         /var/lib/slurmd/fed_mgr_state \
     && useradd -r --uid=990 slurm \
     && chown -R slurm:slurm /var/*/slurm* \
-    && useradd -u 1000 rocky \
-    && usermod -p 'openssl password' rocky
+    && useradd -u 1000 rocky
 
 VOLUME /etc/slurm
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh
diff --git a/image/docker-entrypoint.sh b/image/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 890832d..74883bc 100755
--- a/image/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/image/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ then
     chown root:root /home
     chmod 755 /home
 
+    echo $OOD_PASS | passwd --stdin rocky
+
     echo "---> Setting up ssh for user"
 
     mkdir -p /home/rocky/.ssh