diff --git a/templates/application/docker-compose_nextcloud.yml.erb b/templates/application/docker-compose_nextcloud.yml.erb
index 4773587..e6d4468 100644
--- a/templates/application/docker-compose_nextcloud.yml.erb
+++ b/templates/application/docker-compose_nextcloud.yml.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ services:
   app:
     image:  docker.sunet.se/drive/nextcloud-custom:<%= @nextcloud_version %>
     restart: always
+    environment:
+      - NC_PASS=<%= @admin_password%>
     volumes:
       - /opt/nextcloud/000-default.conf:/etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf
       - /opt/nextcloud/mpm_prefork.conf:/etc/apache2/mods-available/mpm_prefork.conf
diff --git a/templates/multinode/docker-compose_nextcloud.yml.erb b/templates/multinode/docker-compose_nextcloud.yml.erb
index 69d29e7..c6f0bb3 100644
--- a/templates/multinode/docker-compose_nextcloud.yml.erb
+++ b/templates/multinode/docker-compose_nextcloud.yml.erb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ services:
       - <%= @config_php_path %>:/var/www/html/config/config.php
       - <%= @nextcloud_log_path %>:/var/www/html/data/nextcloud.log
       - <%= @rclone_conf_path %>:/rclone.conf
+    environment:
+      - NC_PASS=<%= @admin_password%>
     networks:
       - default
       - proxysql_proxysql