diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 0fb9eb4..2442bb0 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ monitored_user: nagios
 monitored_group: nagios
 monitored_homedir: /var/lib/nagios
 monitored_shell: /bin/bash
+monitored_password: null
 
 monitored_sudo_file: /etc/sudoers.d/monitored
 monitored_sudo_commands: []
diff --git a/tasks/user.yml b/tasks/user.yml
index f0e0ec5..3e36587 100644
--- a/tasks/user.yml
+++ b/tasks/user.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     home: "{{ monitored_homedir }}"
     move_home: yes
     shell: "{{ monitored_shell }}"
+    password: "{{ monitored_password }}"
     state: present
 
 - name: "Install sudo (if required)"
diff --git a/vars/alpine.yml b/vars/alpine.yml
index 88d311a..48ca7df 100644
--- a/vars/alpine.yml
+++ b/vars/alpine.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ---
+monitored_shell: /bin/ash
+monitored_password: '*'
+
 monitored_packages_mp:
   - monitoring-plugins
 monitored_packages_np: