diff --git a/container-creation/intern-phxdc-pve1/var-lib-vz-snippets/create-container-new.sh b/container-creation/intern-phxdc-pve1/var-lib-vz-snippets/create-container-new.sh
index 9f3e9579..d896dda1 100755
--- a/container-creation/intern-phxdc-pve1/var-lib-vz-snippets/create-container-new.sh
+++ b/container-creation/intern-phxdc-pve1/var-lib-vz-snippets/create-container-new.sh
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ if [ -f "/var/lib/vz/snippets/container-public-keys/$PUB_FILE" ]; then
         fi
 fi
 
-run_pct_exec $CONTAINER_ID bash -c 'passwd -d root; passwd -l root' > /dev/null 2>&1
+run_pct_exec $CONTAINER_ID passwd -d root > /dev/null 2>&1
+run_pct_exec $CONTAINER_ID passwd -l root > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 CONTAINER_IP=""
 attempts=0
@@ -356,4 +357,4 @@ if [[ -n "${CMD[*]}" ]]; then
     tmux new-session -d -s "$CONTAINER_NAME" "$QUOTED_CMD"
 fi
 
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 0
diff --git a/container-creation/intern-phxdc-pve1/var-lib-vz-snippets/create-container.sh b/container-creation/intern-phxdc-pve1/var-lib-vz-snippets/create-container.sh
index 89eefbca..cfd76b4b 100755
--- a/container-creation/intern-phxdc-pve1/var-lib-vz-snippets/create-container.sh
+++ b/container-creation/intern-phxdc-pve1/var-lib-vz-snippets/create-container.sh
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ if [ -f "/var/lib/vz/snippets/container-public-keys/$PUB_FILE" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Generate a random root password for the container
-pct exec $CONTAINER_ID -- bash -c 'passwd -d root; passwd -l root' > /dev/null 2>&1
+pct exec $CONTAINER_ID -- passwd -d root > /dev/null 2>&1
+pct exec $CONTAINER_ID -- passwd -l root > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 CONTAINER_IP=""
 attempts=0