diff --git a/jeannie b/jeannie
index b16d519..1ded1cd 100755
--- a/jeannie
+++ b/jeannie
@@ -2971,7 +2971,14 @@ if ! sudo docker exec -u git "\${container_name}" gitea -c /data/gitea/conf/app.
   --email "\${bootstrap_email}" \
   --admin \
   --must-change-password=false >/tmp/homelab-gitea-user-create.log 2>&1; then
-  if ! sudo docker exec -u git "\${container_name}" gitea -c /data/gitea/conf/app.ini admin user list | awk -v user="\${bootstrap_user}" 'NR > 1 && \$2 == user { found = 1 } END { exit found ? 0 : 1 }'; then
+  if sudo docker exec -u git "\${container_name}" gitea -c /data/gitea/conf/app.ini admin user list | awk -v user="\${bootstrap_user}" 'NR > 1 && \$2 == user { found = 1 } END { exit found ? 0 : 1 }'; then
+    sudo docker exec -u git "\${container_name}" gitea -c /data/gitea/conf/app.ini admin user change-password \
+      --username "\${bootstrap_user}" \
+      --password "\${bootstrap_password}" >/tmp/homelab-gitea-user-password.log 2>&1 || {
+        cat /tmp/homelab-gitea-user-password.log >&2
+        exit 1
+      }
+  else
     cat /tmp/homelab-gitea-user-create.log >&2
     exit 1
   fi