diff --git a/roles/calibre-web/README.rst b/roles/calibre-web/README.rst
index a75b466d2..198178fdd 100644
--- a/roles/calibre-web/README.rst
+++ b/roles/calibre-web/README.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ To login to Calibre-web enter
 
   Username: admin
 
-  Password: admin123
+  Password: changme
 
 Backend
 --------
diff --git a/roles/calibre-web/defaults/main.yml b/roles/calibre-web/defaults/main.yml
index 572bec913..e2015e56a 100644
--- a/roles/calibre-web/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/calibre-web/defaults/main.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ calibre_web_user: root
 
 # calibre_web admin account
 # calibre_web_admin_user: admin
-# calibre_web_admin_password: admin123
+# calibre_web_admin_password: changeme
diff --git a/roles/calibre-web/files/updated-metadata.db b/roles/calibre-web/files/updated-metadata.db
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..828afa0ca
Binary files /dev/null and b/roles/calibre-web/files/updated-metadata.db differ
diff --git a/roles/calibre-web/tasks/main.yml b/roles/calibre-web/tasks/main.yml
index 7197104db..836b57467 100644
--- a/roles/calibre-web/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/calibre-web/tasks/main.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 
 - name: Provision calibre-web with default administration account and database.
   copy:
-    src: roles/calibre-web/files/metadata.db
-    dest: "{{ calibre-web_home }}"
+    src: roles/calibre-web/files/updated-metadata.db
+    dest: "{{ calibre-web_home }}/metadata.db"
     owner: "{{ calibre_web_user }}"
     group: "{{ apache_user }}"
     mode: 0644