diff --git a/website/docs/installation/docker-compose.md b/website/docs/installation/docker-compose.md
index 716af62049..fb2c3489ed 100644
--- a/website/docs/installation/docker-compose.md
+++ b/website/docs/installation/docker-compose.md
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ If this is a fresh authentik install run the following commands to generate a pa
 sudo apt-get install -y pwgen
 # Because of a PostgreSQL limitation, only passwords up to 99 chars are supported
 # See https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/09512C4F-8CB9-4021-B455-EF4C4F0D55A0@amazon.com
-echo "PG_PASS=$(pwgen 40 1)" >> .env
-echo "AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY=$(pwgen 50 1)" >> .env
+echo "PG_PASS=$(pwgen -s 40 1)" >> .env
+echo "AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY=$(pwgen -s 50 1)" >> .env
 # Skip if you don't want to enable error reporting
 echo "AUTHENTIK_ERROR_REPORTING__ENABLED=true" >> .env
 ```
diff --git a/website/docs/installation/kubernetes.md b/website/docs/installation/kubernetes.md
index d99a610352..325ff881ee 100644
--- a/website/docs/installation/kubernetes.md
+++ b/website/docs/installation/kubernetes.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Kubernetes installation
 
 authentik is installed using a helm-chart.
 
-To install authentik using the helm chart, generate a password for the database and the cache, using `pwgen` or `openssl rand -base64 36`.
+To install authentik using the helm chart, generate a password for the database and the cache, using `pwgen -s 50 1` or `openssl rand -base64 36`.
 
 Create a values.yaml file with a minimum of these settings: