diff --git a/manifests/apacheds.pp b/manifests/apacheds.pp
index f564318..31361df 100644
--- a/manifests/apacheds.pp
+++ b/manifests/apacheds.pp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ define plnxtools::apacheds::instance(
 	$ensure = running,
 	$ldap_port = 10389,
 	$ldaps_port = 10638,
+	$admin_password = "secret",
 	$partitionsuffix,	
 	$partitionid
 
@@ -113,7 +114,15 @@ define plnxtools::apacheds::instance(
 			stop => "$bin_dir/apacheds.sh $title stop",
 			status => "$bin_dir/apacheds.sh $title status | grep 'is running'",
 			ensure => $ensure,
-		} 
+		}->
+		exec{"set_passwd":
+			# To sleep 20 secs is an ugly hack, better would be to wait somehow 
+			# til the port  is ready
+			command => "/bin/sleep 30 && /usr/bin/printf \
+			 'dn: uid=admin,ou=system\nchangetype: modify\nreplace: userPassword\nuserPassword: $admin_password'\
+			| ldapmodify -c -h localhost -p $ldap_port -D uid=admin,ou=system -w secret",
+			creates => "$ads_instances/$title/conf/config.ldif_migrated"
+		}
 	}
 	else{
 		$bin_dir = "${plnxtools::apacheds::opt_dir}/${plnxtools::apacheds::appname}/bin"