diff --git a/distros/fedora/39/amd64-ks.cfg b/distros/fedora/39/amd64-ks.cfg
index 90ed9f8..ba67610 100644
--- a/distros/fedora/39/amd64-ks.cfg
+++ b/distros/fedora/39/amd64-ks.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 user --name=vagrant --password=vagrant
-rootpw vagrant
+rootpw --plaintext vagrant
 
 text # don't use cmdline -- https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda/issues/931
 lang en_US.UTF-8
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ keyboard us
 timezone --utc Etc/UTC
 
 selinux --enforcing
-rootpw --lock --iscrypted locked
 
 firewall --disabled