diff --git a/CoreModules/generic/preconf.sh b/CoreModules/generic/preconf.sh
index b989df7..ec5f97e 100644
--- a/CoreModules/generic/preconf.sh
+++ b/CoreModules/generic/preconf.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ $PKGM upgrade -y
 hostnamectl set-hostname $hostname
 sed -i 's/;preserve_hostname: false/preserve_hostname: true/g' /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
 timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Amsterdam
-sed -i '/Port 22/c\Port 4242' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+sed -i -e '/Port 22/c\Port 4242' -e 's/PermitRootLogin yes/PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 
 
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