diff --git a/portainer/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer/run b/portainer/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer/run
index 7afa270a7..d2650f7ad 100644
--- a/portainer/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer/run
+++ b/portainer/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer/run
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ bashio::log.info "Starting Portainer..."
 # SET PASSWORD #
 ################
 
+if ! bashio::fs.file_exists "/data/portainer_password"; then
+fi
+ 
 PASSWORD=$(bashio::config 'password')
-echo -n $PASSWORD > /tmp/portainer_password
-options+=(--admin-password-file /tmp/portainer_password)
+echo -n $PASSWORD > /data/portainer_password
+options+=(--admin-password-file /data/portainer_password)
 bashio::log.info "... password set to $PASSWORD"
 
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