diff --git a/smartgears/resource_registry/templates/config.properties.j2 b/smartgears/resource_registry/templates/config.properties.j2
index 31f357d7..9a3ab33b 100644
--- a/smartgears/resource_registry/templates/config.properties.j2
+++ b/smartgears/resource_registry/templates/config.properties.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ HTTP_PROTOCOL={{ orientdb_http_protocol }}
 HTTP_PORT={{ orientdb_http_port }}
 DB={{ orientdb_db_name }}
 USERNAME={{ orientdb_username }}
-PASSWORD={{ orientdb_password }}
+PASSWORD={{ orientdb_root_pwd }}
 DEFAULT_CREATED_WRITER_USER_PASSWORD={{ orientdb_writer_password }}
 DEFAULT_CREATED_READER_USER_PASSWORD={{ orientdb_reader_password }}
 DEFAULT_ADMIN_USERNAME={{ orientdb_default_admin_user }}