diff --git a/restapi/index.php b/restapi/index.php
index 13de83bb1..41039b1e5 100644
--- a/restapi/index.php
+++ b/restapi/index.php
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ class RestapiController { /* {{{ */
         $role = isset($params['role']) ? $params['role'] : 3;
         $roleobj = $role == 'admin' ? SeedDMS_Core_Role::getInstance(1, $dms) : ($role == 'guest' ? SeedDMS_Core_Role::getInstance(2, $dms) : SeedDMS_Core_Role::getInstance($role, $dms));
 
-        $newAccount = $dms->addUser($userName, $password, $fullname, $email, $language, $theme, $comment, $roleobj);
+        $newAccount = $dms->addUser($userName, seed_pass_hash($password), $fullname, $email, $language, $theme, $comment, $roleobj);
         if ($newAccount === false) {
             return $response->withJson(array('success'=>false, 'message'=>'Account could not be created, maybe it already exists', 'data'=>''), 500);
         }