diff --git a/peach-lib/src/config_manager.rs b/peach-lib/src/config_manager.rs
index e871774..e29f8d6 100644
--- a/peach-lib/src/config_manager.rs
+++ b/peach-lib/src/config_manager.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub struct PeachConfig {
 }
 
 // helper functions for serializing and deserializing PeachConfig from disc
-fn save_peach_config(peach_config: PeachConfig) -> Result<PeachConfig, PeachError> {
+pub fn save_peach_config(peach_config: PeachConfig) -> Result<PeachConfig, PeachError> {
     // use a file lock to avoid race conditions while saving config
     let mut lock = LockFile::open(LOCK_FILE_PATH)?;
     lock.lock()?;
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ pub fn load_peach_config() -> Result<PeachConfig, PeachError> {
             dyn_tsig_key_path: "".to_string(),
             dyn_enabled: false,
             ssb_admin_ids: Vec::new(),
-            admin_password_hash: "".to_string(),
+            // default password is `peach`
+            admin_password_hash: "146".to_string(),
             temporary_password_hash: "".to_string(),
         }
     }