diff --git a/install/vst-install-rhel.sh b/install/vst-install-rhel.sh
index b7c2839e0..7adee7644 100755
--- a/install/vst-install-rhel.sh
+++ b/install/vst-install-rhel.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ gen_pass() {
     echo "$PASS"
 }
 
+# Defining 32 char blowfish_secret
+blowfish_secret=`openssl rand -base64 32`;
+
 # Defining return code check function
 check_result() {
     if [ $1 -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -1043,7 +1046,7 @@ if [ "$mysql" = 'yes' ]; then
         cp -f $vestacp/pma/phpMyAdmin.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/
     fi
     cp -f $vestacp/pma/config.inc.conf /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php
-    sed -i "s/%blowfish_secret%/$(gen_pass)/g" /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php
+    sed -i "s/%blowfish_secret%/$blowfish_secret/g" /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php
 fi