diff --git a/add-veeam-user.sh b/add-veeam-user.sh
index c761f35..b577d87 100755
--- a/add-veeam-user.sh
+++ b/add-veeam-user.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ grep -v "veeamuser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL" /etc/sudoers > /tmp/stmp && rm -f /e
 grep -v "veeamuser  ALL=(root) ALL" /etc/sudoers > /tmp/stmp && rm -f /etc/sudoers && mv /tmp/stmp /etc/sudoers
 
 sudo useradd -m -s /bin/bash veeamuser
-printf '%s\n' "${PASSWORD}" "${PASSWORD}" | passwd -- veeamuser
-echo -e "${PASSWORD}\n${PASSWORD}" | passwd veeamuser >/dev/null 2>&1
+printf '%s\n' "${PASSWORD}" "${PASSWORD}" | passwd -- veeamuser >/dev/null 2>&1
 sudo usermod -aG sudo veeamuser
 sudo usermod -aG veeam veeamuser >/dev/null 2>&1
 sudo echo -e "veeamuser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL\nveeamuser  ALL=(root) ALL" >> /etc/sudoers