diff --git a/tasks/config.yml b/tasks/config.yml
index 95b2e86..482a135 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/tasks/config.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 ---
 
+- name: Grep admin_passwd (to preserve) from current Odoo configuration file
+  shell: grep admin_passwd {{ odoo_config_file }}
+  register: grep_admin_passwd
+  failed_when: false
+  changed_when: false
+
 - name: Generate Odoo configuration file
   template: src=odoo-{{ odoo_version }}.conf dest={{ odoo_config_file }}
         owner={{ odoo_user }} group={{ odoo_user }} mode=0600
         force={{ odoo_force_config and 'yes' or 'no' }}
         backup=yes
+
+- name: Preserve/replace previous admin_passwd in Odoo configuration file
+  lineinfile:
+    path: "{{ odoo_config_file }}"
+    regexp: '^admin_passwd.*='
+    line: "{{ grep_admin_passwd.stdout }}"
   notify: Restart Odoo