diff --git a/app/bin/config.php b/app/bin/config.php
index 0a77952..7407859 100644
--- a/app/bin/config.php
+++ b/app/bin/config.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	Config::register("main", "db_pages", "pages.sqlite");
 
 	Config::register("admin", "admin_username", "admin");
-	Config::register("admin", "admin_password", '$1$VGthOaJJ$o7GR6b657c7mtrOCTLZgO.');
+	Config::register("admin", "admin_password", "admin");
 
 	Config::register("admin", "uglify_service", "http://uglify.makesit.es/");
 
diff --git a/app/models/Config.php b/app/models/Config.php
index a1fb31e..bbcaa3e 100644
--- a/app/models/Config.php
+++ b/app/models/Config.php
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ static function register($table, $key, $value="") {
 		// we already know the key doesn't exist - just create it
 		$config = new Config(0, $table);
 		$config->set('key', "$key");
+		// FIX: special case for admin password (use cipher)
+		$value = ( $key == "admin_password" ) ? crypt($value, CIPHER) : $value;
 		$config->set('value', "$value");
 		$config->create();
 		// save in the global object