diff --git a/reconfigureYACY.sh b/reconfigureYACY.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 76ec8447c..785e4c83d
--- a/reconfigureYACY.sh
+++ b/reconfigureYACY.sh
@@ -121,10 +121,7 @@ change_admin_password()
         echo 'Entries did not match, please try again.'
         change_admin_password
     else
-        BASE64=`$JAVA -classpath lib/yacycore.jar net.yacy.cora.order.Base64Order -es "$USERNAME:$INPUT1"`
-        B64MD5=`$JAVA -classpath lib/yacycore.jar net.yacy.cora.order.Digest -strfhex "$BASE64"`
-        B64MD5=`echo $B64MD5 | sed "s/\(\S\) .*/\1/"`
-        replace_parameter 'adminAccountBase64MD5' "$B64MD5"
+        replace_parameter 'adminAccount' "$USERNAME:$INPUT1"
     fi
     STATUS='Admin password has been changed.'
 
@@ -272,8 +269,7 @@ read_parameter()
 # REPLACES THE VALUE OF A PARAMETER (FIRST ARGUMENT) WITH A NEW ONE (SECOND ARGUMENT)
 replace_parameter()
 {
-    sed "s/^\($1 *=\)\(.*\)/\1$2/" "$CONFIGFILE" >"$SETTINGSDIR/yacy.tmp"
-    mv "$SETTINGSDIR/yacy.tmp" "$CONFIGFILE"
+    $JAVA -classpath lib/yacycore.jar net.yacy.yacy -config "$1=$2" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
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