diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index b8b3da7..43db2a4 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ chown -R backup:backup /var/lib/proxmox-backup
 chmod -R 700 /var/lib/proxmox-backup
 
 #Set password from environment variable
-echo 'root:$ROOT_PASSWD' | chpasswd
+echo "root:$ROOT_PASSWD" | chpasswd
 
 # Start the first process
 ./usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/proxmox-backup/proxmox-backup-api &