diff --git a/.local/bin/passwords b/.local/bin/passwords
index a1f4e24a..00dd6853 100644
--- a/.local/bin/passwords
+++ b/.local/bin/passwords
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ addPassword() { \
 	if [ ! -z "$name" ]
 	then
 		case "$(printf "Random password\\nManual password" | dmenu -i -p "Passwords")" in
-			"Random password") addPass=$(pwgen -s -1 $(printf "12\\n32\\n128" | dmenu -i -p "How many characters?")) ;;
+			"Random password") addPass=$(tr -dc A-Za-z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c $(printf "12\\n32\\n128" | dmenu -i -p "How many characters?") ; echo '') ;;
 			"Manual password") addPass=$(dmenu -i -P -p "Enter a password") ;;
 			* ) exit
 		esac