diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
index 02402a99..bd9d1d60 100755
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/ubuntu22.04/profiles/default/scripts/pre.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fi
 sed -i s!%%INSTALLDISK%%!/dev/$(cat /tmp/installdisk)! /autoinstall.yaml
 if [ "$cryptboot" != "" ]  && [ "$cryptboot" != "none" ] && [ "$cryptboot" != "null" ]; then
     lukspass=$(head -c 66 < /dev/urandom |base64 -w0)
-    run_remote_python addcrypt
+    run_remote_python addcrypt "$lukspass"
     if ! grep 'pasword:' /autoinstall.yaml > /dev/null; then
         echo "****Encrypted boot requested, but the user-data does not have a hook to enable,halting install" > /dev/console
         [ -f '/tmp/autoconsdev' ] && (echo "****Encryptod boot requested, but the user-data does not have a hook to enable,halting install" >> $(cat /tmp/autoconsdev))