diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-irc b/src/freedombone-app-irc
index 34800c33..2dd3a9de 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-irc
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-irc
@@ -104,10 +104,15 @@ function add_user_irc_bouncer {
     new_user_salt_base2=$(echo "$new_user_salt_base1" | 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 | awk -F ' ' '{print $1}')
-    new_user_pass="sha256#${new_user_hash}#${new_user_salt}#"
+    #new_user_pass="sha256#${new_user_hash}#${new_user_salt}#"
 
     echo "<User ${new_username}>" >> /home/znc/.znc/configs/znc.conf
-    echo "    Pass       = ${new_user_pass}" >> /home/znc/.znc/configs/znc.conf
+    #echo "    Pass       = ${new_user_pass}" >> /home/znc/.znc/configs/znc.conf
+    echo '    <Pass password>' >> /home/znc/.znc/configs/znc.conf
+    echo '        Method = sha256' >> /home/znc/.znc/configs/znc.conf
+    echo "        Hash = ${new_user_hash}" >> /home/znc/.znc/configs/znc.conf
+    echo "        Salt = ${new_user_salt}" >> /home/znc/.znc/configs/znc.conf
+    echo '    </Pass>' >> /home/znc/.znc/configs/znc.conf
     echo "    Admin      = ${is_admin}" >> /home/znc/.znc/configs/znc.conf
     echo "    Nick       = ${new_username}" >> /home/znc/.znc/configs/znc.conf
     echo "    AltNick    = ${new_username}_" >> /home/znc/.znc/configs/znc.conf