diff --git a/roles/nextcloud/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/nextcloud/defaults/main.yaml
index bd347d8..28e0dd6 100644
--- a/roles/nextcloud/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/nextcloud/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ nextcloud_default_values:
   redis:
     enabled: true
     usePassword: true
-    password: 'nextcloud'
+    password: "{{ nextcloud_pass | default(nextcloud_password) | hash('md5') }}"
     cluster:
       enabled: false
   ## External database configuration