diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c9828ef..8857729 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -186,16 +186,16 @@ func createPasswordEntry(email, password string) string {
 	c := crypto.SHA512.New()
 	c.Write([]byte(password))
 	//	hash := c.Sum(nil)
-	salt := getSalt()
-	str := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(string(c.Sum(nil)) + salt))
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s|{SHA512-CRYPT}$6$%s", email, str)
+	salt := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(getSalt())
+	str := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(string(c.Sum(nil))))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s|{SHA512-CRYPT}$6$%s$%s", email, salt, str)
 }
 
-func getSalt() string {
+func getSalt() []byte {
 	salt := make([]byte, 5)
 	_, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, salt)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	return string(salt)
+	return salt
 }