diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index 368c529..00f82ba 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -65,11 +65,13 @@ def APP_STATUS(): return "init" if db.get("password") is None else "run"
 def JWT_SECRET(): return db.get("secret")
 
 def hash_psw(psw: str):
-    salt = db.get("salt")
-    if not salt:
-        salt = secrets.token_hex(32)
-        db.put("salt", salt)
-    return hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac("sha256", psw.encode(), salt.encode(), 500_000).hex()
+    salt = secrets.token_hex(32)
+    return hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac("sha256", psw.encode(), salt.encode(), 500_000).hex()+"-"+salt
+
+def verify_psw(psw: str, hashed: str) -> bool:
+    psw_hash, salt = hashed.split("-")
+    new_hashed = hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac("sha256", psw.encode(), salt.encode(), 500_000).hex()
+    return new_hashed == psw_hash
 
 def set_psw(psw: str):
     db.put("password", hash_psw(psw))
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ async def login_api(form: OAuth2PasswordRequestForm = Depends()):
     if form.password == "":
         return {"status":"Cannot insert an empty password!"}
     await asyncio.sleep(0.3) # No bruteforce :)
-    if db.get("password") == hash_psw(form.password):
+    if verify_psw(form.password, db.get("password")):
         return {"access_token": create_access_token({"logged_in": True}), "token_type": "bearer"}
     raise HTTPException(406,"Wrong password!")
 
@@ -185,8 +187,8 @@ reset, startup, shutdown = load_routers(api)
 
 async def startup_main():
     db.init()
-    if os.getenv("HEX_SET_PSW"):
-        set_psw(bytes.fromhex(os.getenv("HEX_SET_PSW")).decode())
+    if os.getenv("PSW_HASH_SET"):
+        db.put("password", os.getenv("PSW_HASH_SET"))
     try:
         sysctl.set()
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index d0f3c1e..31efba3 100755
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import multiprocessing
 import subprocess
 import getpass
 import tarfile
+import hashlib
+import secrets
 
 pref = "\033["
 reset = f"{pref}0m"
@@ -38,6 +40,10 @@ class colors:
     cyan = "36m"
     white = "37m"
 
+def hash_psw(psw: str):
+    salt = secrets.token_hex(32)
+    return hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac("sha256", psw.encode(), salt.encode(), 500_000).hex()+"-"+salt
+
 def puts(text, *args, color=colors.white, is_bold=False, **kwargs):
     print(f'{pref}{1 if is_bold else 0};{color}' + text + reset, *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -260,7 +266,7 @@ def write_compose(skip_password = True):
                             f"PORT={args.port}",
                             f"HOST={args.host}",
                             f"NTHREADS={args.threads}",
-                            *([f"HEX_SET_PSW={psw_set.encode().hex()}"] if psw_set else [])
+                            *([f"PSW_HASH_SET={hash_psw(psw_set)}"] if psw_set else [])
                         ],
                         "volumes": [
                             "firegex_data:/execute/db",
@@ -308,7 +314,7 @@ def write_compose(skip_password = True):
                         "environment": [
                             f"PORT={args.port}",
                             f"NTHREADS={args.threads}",
-                            *([f"HEX_SET_PSW={psw_set.encode().hex()}"] if psw_set else [])
+                            *([f"PSW_HASH_SET={hash_psw(psw_set)}"] if psw_set else [])
                         ],
                         "volumes": [
                             "firegex_data:/execute/db"
@@ -760,7 +766,7 @@ def run_standalone():
     # Add password if set
     psw_set = get_password()
     if psw_set:
-        env_vars.append(f"HEX_SET_PSW={psw_set.encode().hex()}")
+        env_vars.append(f"PSW_HASH_SET={hash_psw(psw_set)}")
     
     # Prepare environment string for chroot
     env_string = " ".join([f"{var}" for var in env_vars])