diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
index 2e9ad773..114bfa34 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-etherpad
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ function add_user_etherpad {
     settings_file=/var/www/${ETHERPAD_DOMAIN_NAME}/htdocs/settings.json
 
     if ! grep -q "\"$new_username\": {" $settings_file; then
-        ${PROJECT_NAME}-pass -u $new_username -a etherpad -p "$new_user_password"
+        ${PROJECT_NAME}-pass -u $new_username -a etherpad -p "$2"
         sed -i "/\"users\": {/a    \"$new_username\": { \"hash\": \"$new_user_password\", \"is_admin\": false }," $settings_file
         if grep -q "\"$new_username\": {" $settings_file; then
             systemctl restart etherpad