diff --git a/nix/hardware/spaceship/configuration.nix b/nix/hardware/spaceship/configuration.nix
index cbc5f5a..9f5fdea 100644
--- a/nix/hardware/spaceship/configuration.nix
+++ b/nix/hardware/spaceship/configuration.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
     DIRENV_LOG_FORMAT = "";
   };
 
+  # allows user change later on
+  users.mutableUsers=true;
   users.users.dashie = {
     isNormalUser = true;
     description = "dashie";
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@
       xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
       xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland
     ];
+    # this password will only last for the first login
+    # e.g. login, then change to whatever else, this also ensures no public hash is available
+    hashedPassword="firstlogin";
   };
 
   nix.settings = {
diff --git a/scripts/part.sh b/scripts/part.sh
index f753b68..ee9d5c3 100755
--- a/scripts/part.sh
+++ b/scripts/part.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ if [ "$IN" == "y" ]; then
 		e2label "$1"4 HOME
 	fi
 	# install nixos
-	nixos-install --flake ./nix/.#$2
+  echo "formatting finished, continuing to install system"
+	nixos-install --flake ./nix/.#$2 --no-root-passwd
 else
 	echo "aborting"
 fi