diff --git a/app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Email/EmailHelper.php b/app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Email/EmailHelper.php
index 1967688d5f..f0c038182a 100644
--- a/app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Email/EmailHelper.php
+++ b/app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Email/EmailHelper.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class EmailHelper implements EmailHelperInterface
     {
 
         $password = \Str::random(12);
-        $user->password = \Hash::make($password);
+        $user->password = $password;
         $user->reset = \Str::random(32); // new one.
         $user->forceSave();
         $email = $user->email;