diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-irc b/src/freedombone-app-irc
index e18cfb99..1da9eca6 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-irc
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-irc
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ function add_user_irc_bouncer {
 
     stop_irc_bouncer
 
-    new_user_salt_base1="$(create_password 20)"
-    new_user_salt_base2=$(echo "$new_user_salt_base1" | sed "s|#|.|g")
+    new_user_salt_base2=$(echo "$IRC_PASSWORD" | sed "s|#|.|g")
     new_user_salt=$(echo "$new_user_salt_base2" | sed "s|#|.|g")
     new_user_hash=$(echo "${new_user_password}${new_user_salt}" | sha256sum)
     new_user_pass="sha256#${new_user_hash}#${new_user_salt}#"