diff --git a/mifosx.sh b/mifosx.sh
index 011db2b..37cdc07 100755
--- a/mifosx.sh
+++ b/mifosx.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ rm -f /tmp/mifosx-schemapwd.sql
 # Update admin account
 export MIFOSX_ADMIN_USER=admin
 export MIFOSX_ADMIN_EMAIL=admin@example.com
-export MIFOSX_ADMIN_PWD=$(head -c 12 /dev/urandom | base64)
+export MIFOSX_ADMIN_PWD=$(head -c 12 /dev/urandom | base64 | tr -d "+")
 export MIFOSX_ADMIN_HASH=$(echo -n "${MIFOSX_ADMIN_PWD}{1}" | sha256sum | awk '{print $1}')
 envsubst <${SOURCE_DIR}/tmp/mifosx-adminpwd.sql >>/srv/mifosx/fineract-provider/WEB-INF/classes/sql/migrations/core_db/V3__mifosx-permissions-and-authorisation-utf8.sql