diff --git a/fuel-bootstrap-image-builder/bin/fuel-bootstrap-image b/fuel-bootstrap-image-builder/bin/fuel-bootstrap-image
index b78fb8a80..254fa1425 100755
--- a/fuel-bootstrap-image-builder/bin/fuel-bootstrap-image
+++ b/fuel-bootstrap-image-builder/bin/fuel-bootstrap-image
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ copy_conf_files ()
 {
 	local root="$1"
 	rsync -rlptDK "$datadir/ubuntu/files/" "${root%/}"
-	sed -i $root/etc/shadow -e '/^root/c\root:$$6$$oC7haQNQ$$LtVf6AI.QKn9Jb89r83PtQN9fBqpHT9bAFLzy.YVxTLiFgsoqlPY3awKvbuSgtxYHx4RUcpUqMotp.WZ0Hwoj.:15441:0:99999:7:::'
+	sed -i $root/etc/shadow -e '/^root/c\root:$6$oC7haQNQ$LtVf6AI.QKn9Jb89r83PtQN9fBqpHT9bAFLzy.YVxTLiFgsoqlPY3awKvbuSgtxYHx4RUcpUqMotp.WZ0Hwoj.:15441:0:99999:7:::'
 }
 
 install_ssh_keys ()