diff --git a/plugins/root_password/__init__.py b/plugins/root_password/__init__.py
index 34b1248..91587b8 100644
--- a/plugins/root_password/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/root_password/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 def tasks(tasklist, manifest):
 	from common.tasks.security import DisableSSHPasswordAuthentication
 	from tasks import SetRootPassword
-	tasklist.replace(DisableSSHPasswordAuthentication, SetRootPassword)
+	tasklist.remove(DisableSSHPasswordAuthentication)
+	tasklist.add(SetRootPassword)
 
 
 def validate_manifest(data, schema_validate):