diff --git a/src/main/java/de/jalin/ldapadmin/beans/User.java b/src/main/java/de/jalin/ldapadmin/beans/User.java
index 73d7fb7..daa5ceb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/jalin/ldapadmin/beans/User.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/jalin/ldapadmin/beans/User.java
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ public class User implements Serializable, LDAPBean {
     public void setAndValidatePassword(String password) throws SimplePasswordException, NoSuchAlgorithmException {
         final PasswordValidator validator = new PasswordValidator();
         validator.validate(password);
-        validator.createSaltedSHA512Hash(password);
-        this.password = password;
+        this.password = validator.createSaltedSHA512Hash(password);
     }
 
     public String getFirstname() {