diff --git a/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/init.sh b/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/init.sh
index 3216e4fe..5dd27c8c 100755
--- a/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/init.sh
+++ b/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/init.sh
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ while true; do
   COUNT=$((${COUNT}+1))
   IP=`ip route get 1.1.1.1 2>/dev/null | awk '{print$7}'`
   if [ -n "${IP}" ]; then
-    echo -en "OK\nAccess \033[1;34mhttp://${IP}:7681\033[0m to configure the loader via web terminal or use SSH"
+    echo -en "OK\nAccess \033[1;34mhttp://${IP}:7681\033[0m to configure the loader via web terminal"
     break
   fi
   echo -n "."
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ echo
 echo -e "Call \033[1;32mmenu.sh\033[0m to configure loader"
 echo
 echo -e "User config is on \033[1;32m${USER_CONFIG_FILE}\033[0m"
+echo -e "Default SSH Root password is \033[1;31mRedp1lL-1s-4weSomE\033[0m"
 echo
 
 mkdir -p "${ADDONS_PATH}"
diff --git a/files/configs/arpl_defconfig b/files/configs/arpl_defconfig
index 0d2db764..0d8fad21 100644
--- a/files/configs/arpl_defconfig
+++ b/files/configs/arpl_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_HOSTNAME="arpl"
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_ISSUE="Automated RedPill loader"
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
 BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR=y
+BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_ROOT_PASSWD="Redp1lL-1s-4weSomE"
 BR2_SYSTEM_BIN_SH_BASH=y
 BR2_TARGET_TZ_INFO=y
 BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="board/arpl/overlayfs"