diff --git a/src/freedombone-image-customise b/src/freedombone-image-customise
index 2e805daf..37a28d9c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image-customise
+++ b/src/freedombone-image-customise
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ EOF
     echo '        fi' >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
     echo '        NEW_USER_PASSWORD="$(openssl rand -base64 12 | cut -c1-10)"' >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
     echo '    fi' >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
-    echo '    echo -n "${NEW_USER_PASSWORD}" > ~/login.txt' >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
+    echo '    echo "${NEW_USER_PASSWORD}" > ~/login.txt' >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
     echo '    dialog --backtitle "Freedombone initial setup process" --title "New Password" --msgbox "This is your new password. Use it whenever you wish to ssh into this system.\n\n                 $NEW_USER_PASSWORD\n\nPlease take a moment to copy the above password into a password manager or write it down somewhere." 12 50' >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc
 	
     cat >> $rootdir/root/.bashrc <<EOF