diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-touch/hooks/01-setup_user.chroot b/live-build/ubuntu-touch/hooks/01-setup_user.chroot
index 254aa035..92ad8bbb 100755
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-touch/hooks/01-setup_user.chroot
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-touch/hooks/01-setup_user.chroot
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ passwd -d $USER
 echo "I: allowing user to log in without password"
 gpasswd -a $USER nopasswdlogin
 
+# Allow user to have weak passwords, like a PIN generally is
+sed -i 's/pam_unix.so obscure/pam_unix.so/' /etc/pam.d/common-password
+
 adduser --gecos system --no-create-home --disabled-login --disabled-password system --uid 1000
 adduser --gecos radio --no-create-home --disabled-login --disabled-password radio --uid 1001