diff --git a/conf/sql/admin.sql b/conf/sql/admin.sql
index 127ed0c..16c6ba5 100644
--- a/conf/sql/admin.sql
+++ b/conf/sql/admin.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-INSERT INTO `wt_user` (`user_id`, `user_name`, `real_name`, `email`, `password`) VALUES (NULL, '__USER_NAME__', '__NAME__', '__USER_EMAIL__', '__PASSWORD__');
+INSERT INTO `wt_user` (`user_id`, `user_name`, `real_name`, `email`, `password`) VALUES (NULL, '__USER_NAME__', '__NAME__', '__USER_EMAIL__', '__ADMIN_PASSWORD__');
 INSERT INTO `wt_user_setting` (`user_id`, `setting_name`, `setting_value`) VALUES ('1', 'canadmin', '1'), ('1', 'verified', '1'), ('1', 'verified_by_admin', '1');
  
diff --git a/doc/POST_INSTALL.md b/doc/POST_INSTALL.md
index bcec90b..caf9443 100644
--- a/doc/POST_INSTALL.md
+++ b/doc/POST_INSTALL.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Your credentials for the admin panel are:
 
 - admin username: __ADMIN_USERNAME__
-- admin password: __PASSWORD__
\ No newline at end of file
+- admin password: __ADMIN_PASSWORD__
diff --git a/doc/POST_INSTALL_fr.md b/doc/POST_INSTALL_fr.md
index 5bb106a..ebfaaa9 100644
--- a/doc/POST_INSTALL_fr.md
+++ b/doc/POST_INSTALL_fr.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Vos informations d'identification pour le panneau d'administration sont :
 
 - nom d'utilisateur administrateur : __ADMIN_USERNAME__
-- mot de passe administrateur : __PASSWORD__
\ No newline at end of file
+- mot de passe administrateur : __ADMIN_PASSWORD__
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index fee6910..7caa598 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ source /usr/share/yunohost/helpers
 # RETRIEVE ARGUMENTS FROM THE MANIFEST
 #=================================================
 
-password=$(ynh_string_random 24)
-admin_password=$(openssl passwd -1 -salt xyz $password)
+admin_password=$(ynh_string_random 24)
+admin_password_hashed=$(mkpasswd -m md5crypt --stdin <<< "$admin_password")
 admin_username=$YNH_APP_ARG_USERNAME
 admin_name=$YNH_APP_ARG_NAME
 admin_email=$YNH_APP_ARG_EMAIL
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ admin_email=$YNH_APP_ARG_EMAIL
 ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=admin_username --value=$admin_username
 ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=admin_name --value=$admin_name
 ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=admin_email --value=$admin_email
+ynh_app_setting_set --app=$app --key=admin_password --value=$admin_password
 
 #=================================================
 # DOWNLOAD, CHECK AND UNPACK SOURCE
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ ynh_mysql_connect_as "$db_name" "$db_pwd" "$db_name" < "../conf/sql/webtrees.sql
 ynh_replace_string --match_string="__USER_NAME__"  --replace_string="$admin_username" --target_file="../conf/sql/admin.sql"
 ynh_replace_string --match_string="__NAME__"       --replace_string="$admin_name"     --target_file="../conf/sql/admin.sql"
 ynh_replace_string --match_string="__USER_EMAIL__" --replace_string="$admin_email"    --target_file="../conf/sql/admin.sql"
-ynh_replace_string --match_string="__PASSWORD__"   --replace_string="$admin_password" --target_file="../conf/sql/admin.sql"
+ynh_replace_string --match_string="__ADMIN_PASSWORD_HASHED__"   --replace_string="$admin_password_hashed" --target_file="../conf/sql/admin.sql"
 
 ynh_mysql_connect_as "$db_name" "$db_pwd" "$db_name" < "../conf/sql/admin.sql"