diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-radicale b/src/freedombone-app-radicale
index ced796d3..a44a7edd 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-radicale
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-radicale
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ function remove_user_radicale {
 function add_user_radicale {
     new_username="$1"
     new_user_password="$2"
+    new_user_hash=$(echo -n "$new_user_password" | sha1sum | awk -F ' ' '{print $1}')
 
-    if ! grep "$new_username:$new_user_password" ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/users; then
-        printf "$new_username:$new_user_password\n" >> ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/users
+    if ! grep "$new_username:$new_user_hash" ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/users; then
+        printf "$new_username:$new_user_hash\n" >> ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/users
         systemctl reload radicale
     fi
     echo '0'
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ function install_radicale {
     echo '[auth]' >  ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/config
     echo 'type = htpasswd' >> ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/config
     echo "htpasswd_filename = ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/users" >> ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/config
-    echo 'htpasswd_encryption = crypt' >> ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/config
+    echo 'htpasswd_encryption = sha1' >> ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/config
     echo '' >> ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/config
     echo '[rights]' >> ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/config
     echo 'type = owner_only' >> ${RADICALE_DIRECTORY}/config