diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/resource/UserREST.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/resource/UserREST.java
index ba16734f..cf72da0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/resource/UserREST.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/resource/UserREST.java
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ public class UserREST {
 		}
 
 		String passwd = RandomStringUtils.randomAlphanumeric(10);
-		byte[] password = encryptionService.getEncryptedPassword(passwd, user.getSalt());
-		user.setPassword(password);
+		byte[] encryptedPassword = encryptionService.getEncryptedPassword(passwd, user.getSalt());
+		user.setPassword(encryptedPassword);
 		if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(user.getApiKey())) {
 			user.setApiKey(userService.generateApiKey(user));
 		}