diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7693b4..d9af451 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ docker login -u gitlab+deploy-token-5 registry.git.base23.de
 
 1. [Create a Storage Box sub account](https://confluence.base23.de/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=27820074).
 2. Enter the username to `env.template`.
-3. Run the initial configuration script:  
+3. Run the initial configuration script:
 
 ```shell
 cd /root/apps \
diff --git a/scripts/init.sh b/scripts/init.sh
index 1bfcdb7..1d0994e 100755
--- a/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/scripts/init.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if [[ ! -f ./.env ]]; then
 	echo "AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY=$(openssl rand -base64 60 | tr -d '\n')" >> ./.env
 	prompt_password "AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__PASSWORD"; echo "AUTHENTIK_EMAIL__PASSWORD=${RETURNED_PASSWORD}" >> ./.env; unset RETURNED_PASSWORD
 	prompt_password "GEOIPUPDATE_LICENSE_KEY"; echo "GEOIPUPDATE_LICENSE_KEY=${RETURNED_PASSWORD}" >> ./.env; unset RETURNED_PASSWORD
-	prompt_password "RESTIC_REPO_PASSWORD"; echo "RESTIC_REPO_PASSWORD=${RETURNED_PASSWORD}" >> ./.env; unset RETURNED_PASSWORD
+	prompt_password "RESTIC_REPO_PASSWORD (leave empty to generate a password)"; echo "RESTIC_REPO_PASSWORD=$([[ -n ${RETURNED_PASSWORD} ]] && echo -n "${RETURNED_PASSWORD}" || openssl rand -base64 60 | tr -d '\n')" >> ./.env; unset RETURNED_PASSWORD
 	echo "" >> ./.env
 fi