diff --git a/deployment/check/common/data-model.nix b/deployment/check/common/data-model.nix
index 893d92f3..785e607a 100644
--- a/deployment/check/common/data-model.nix
+++ b/deployment/check/common/data-model.nix
@@ -219,10 +219,13 @@ let
                   {
                     root = {
                       # password = "password"; # cannot log in
-                      hashedPassword = "$y$j9T$QoArNaV2VrjPhQ6BMG1AA.$uq8jw0.g.dJwIfepqipxzeUD1ochgUs8A5QmVe4qbJ6"; # cannot log in
-                      # hashedPasswordFile = pkgs.writeText "root-password" "$y$j9T$QoArNaV2VrjPhQ6BMG1AA.$uq8jw0.g.dJwIfepqipxzeUD1ochgUs8A5QmVe4qbJ6"; # type not null/string
+                      # hashedPassword = "$y$j9T$QoArNaV2VrjPhQ6BMG1AA.$uq8jw0.g.dJwIfepqipxzeUD1ochgUs8A5QmVe4qbJ6"; # cannot log in
+                      hashedPasswordFile = builtins.toString (
+                        pkgs.writeText "root-password" "$y$j9T$9g0NqdBsKvQ3ETOPPB0hW.$cIiG648jgA/eVqiCPJJZtI5JYiL6oODZtKI6.lCmJA/"
+                      );
                       openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
                         "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIDHTIqF4CAylSxKPiSo5JOPuocn0y2z38wOSsQ1MUaZ2"
+                        "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIFZsldWMEsajYysjYsEpNvMOjO4D8L21pTrfQS1T+Hfy"
                       ];
                     };
                     # can log in