diff --git a/app/Controllers/RestAuthenticationController.php b/app/Controllers/RestAuthenticationController.php
index e12a157..69d9e5e 100755
--- a/app/Controllers/RestAuthenticationController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/RestAuthenticationController.php
@@ -1570,8 +1570,7 @@ class RestAuthenticationController extends AdminController
             if (isset($employeeData['employee_id']) && password_verify($old_password, $employeeData['password'])) {
 
                 // Hash new password
-                // $newHashedPassword = password_hash($new_password, PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
-                $newHashedPassword = $new_password;
+                $newHashedPassword = password_hash($new_password, PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
 
                 // Update password and clear OTP
                 $updated = $this->employeeModel->update($employeeData['employee_id'], [