diff --git a/virootfs/root/custom_script.sh b/virootfs/root/custom_script.sh
index 1c9e466bf..86adf6807 100755
--- a/virootfs/root/custom_script.sh
+++ b/virootfs/root/custom_script.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ LIVEUSER=venom
 PASSWORD=venom
 
 useradd -m -G users,wheel,audio,video -s /bin/bash $LIVEUSER
-passwd -d $LIVEUSER &>/dev/null
-passwd -d root &>/dev/null
+#passwd -d $LIVEUSER &>/dev/null
+#passwd -d root &>/dev/null
 
-echo "root:root" | chpasswd -c SHA512
+echo "root:$PASSWORD" | chpasswd -c SHA512
 echo "$LIVEUSER:$PASSWORD" | chpasswd -c SHA512
 
 # generate en_US locale