diff --git a/instances/views.py b/instances/views.py
index 8d9afd9..0109631 100644
--- a/instances/views.py
+++ b/instances/views.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from accounts.models import UserInstance, UserSSHKey
 from vrtManager.hostdetails import wvmHostDetails
 from vrtManager.instance import wvmInstance, wvmInstances
 from vrtManager.connection import connection_manager
+from vrtManager.util import randomPasswd
 from libvirt import libvirtError, VIR_DOMAIN_XML_SECURE
 from webvirtcloud.settings import QEMU_KEYMAPS, QEMU_CONSOLE_TYPES
 from logs.views import addlogmsg
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ def instance(request, compute_id, vname):
 
                 if 'set_console_passwd' in request.POST:
                     if request.POST.get('auto_pass', ''):
-                        passwd = ''.join([choice(letters + digits) for i in xrange(12)])
+                        passwd = randomPasswd()
                     else:
                         passwd = request.POST.get('console_passwd', '')
                         clear = request.POST.get('clear_pass', False)
diff --git a/vrtManager/create.py b/vrtManager/create.py
index cc1f7f2..59496c2 100644
--- a/vrtManager/create.py
+++ b/vrtManager/create.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class wvmCreate(wvmConnect):
 
         xml += """  <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
                     <input type='tablet' bus='usb'/>
-                    <graphics type='%s' port='-1' autoport='yes' listen='0.0.0.0'>
+                    <graphics type='%s' port='-1' autoport='yes' listen='0.0.0.0' passwd='%s'>
                       <listen type='address' address='0.0.0.0'/>
                     </graphics>
                     <console type='pty'/>
@@ -236,5 +236,5 @@ class wvmCreate(wvmConnect):
                     </video>
                     <memballoon model='virtio'/>
                   </devices>
-                </domain>""" % QEMU_CONSOLE_DEFAULT_TYPE
+                </domain>""" % (QEMU_CONSOLE_DEFAULT_TYPE, util.randomPasswd())
         self._defineXML(xml)
diff --git a/vrtManager/util.py b/vrtManager/util.py
index 939e5b7..23e9498 100644
--- a/vrtManager/util.py
+++ b/vrtManager/util.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import random
 import libxml2
 import libvirt
+import string
 
 
 def is_kvm_available(xml):
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ def randomUUID():
     return "-".join(["%02x" * 4, "%02x" * 2, "%02x" * 2, "%02x" * 2, "%02x" * 6]) % tuple(u)
 
 
+def randomPasswd(length=12, alphabet=string.letters + string.digits):
+    """Generate a random password"""
+    return ''.join([random.choice(alphabet) for i in xrange(length)])
+
+
 def get_max_vcpus(conn, type=None):
     """@param conn: libvirt connection to poll for max possible vcpus
        @type type: optional guest type (kvm, etc.)"""