diff --git a/src/create_users_from_mail.sh b/src/create_users_from_mail.sh
index 85d804f176ac00fe6fb8becc18cddb8cba4f9f6d..dad1e488ca0990ffec424a4a796f8237073f4366 100755
--- a/src/create_users_from_mail.sh
+++ b/src/create_users_from_mail.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ for USERMAIL in ${USERMAILS[@]}
 do
   USERNAME=$(echo ${USERMAIL} | sed -E 's/(.*)@.*/\1/')
   adduser ${USERNAME} --gecos 'First Last,RoomNumber,WorkPhone,HomePhone' --disabled-password
-  PASSWD=$(openssl rand -base64 20)
+  PASSWD=$(openssl rand -base64 10)
   echo "${USERNAME}:${PASSWD}" | chpasswd
   echo "======================================================================="
   echo "${USERMAIL}:"