diff --git a/Installation/debian/postinst b/Installation/debian/postinst
index 63297fffbb..152e3d3424 100755
--- a/Installation/debian/postinst
+++ b/Installation/debian/postinst
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ if [ "$1" = "configure" -a -z "$2" ]; then
          /usr/sbin/arango-init-database \
          --uid arangodb --gid arangodb || true
     fi
-
+    db_set arangodb3/password_again ""
     db_set arangodb3/password ""
+    db_go
 fi
 
 # check if we should upgrade the database directory