diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 1ae608fec..fdd53ca46 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 
-[v0.57.6](https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi/commit/8ab0187) (2018-06-19) fix mysqld service named mysql
+[v0.57.7](https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi/commit/619812c) (2018-06-19) docker: fix persist ncp-web password
 
-[v0.57.5](https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi/commit/e75b574) (2018-06-18) fix nextcloud-domain running before default GW is ready
+[v0.57.6 ](https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi/commit/9d0d3b3) (2018-06-19) fix mysqld service named mysql
+
+[v0.57.5 ](https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi/commit/e75b574) (2018-06-18) fix nextcloud-domain running before default GW is ready
 
 [v0.57.4 ](https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloudpi/commit/ce2d38c) (2018-06-18) letsencrypt: install from debian package
 
diff --git a/docker-common/nextcloudpi/000ncp b/docker-common/nextcloudpi/000ncp
index 6e1f9f39d..bc4b333f9 100755
--- a/docker-common/nextcloudpi/000ncp
+++ b/docker-common/nextcloudpi/000ncp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ source /usr/local/etc/library.sh
 persistent_cfg /usr/local/etc/ncp-config.d /data/ncp
 persistent_cfg /etc/services-enabled.d
 persistent_cfg /etc/letsencrypt/live               # persist SSL certificates
-# TODO
 persistent_cfg /etc/shadow                         # persist ncp-web password
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/etc/library.sh b/etc/library.sh
index dc3fe457a..6d9b4a97d 100644
--- a/etc/library.sh
+++ b/etc/library.sh
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ function persistent_cfg()
   local DST="${2:-/data/etc/$( basename "$SRC" )}"
   test -e /changelog.md && return        # trick to disable in dev docker
   mkdir -p "$( dirname "$DST" )"
-  test -d "$DST" || {
+  test -e "$DST" || {
     echo "Making $SRC persistent ..."
     mv    "$SRC" "$DST"
   }
diff --git a/etc/ncp-config.d/nc-passwd.sh b/etc/ncp-config.d/nc-passwd.sh
index 4d9243eea..89fdaba26 100644
--- a/etc/ncp-config.d/nc-passwd.sh
+++ b/etc/ncp-config.d/nc-passwd.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,18 @@ DESCRIPTION="Change password for the NextCloudPi Panel"
 
 configure()
 {
+  # update password
   echo -e "$PASSWORD_\n$CONFIRM_" | passwd ncp &>/dev/null && \
     echo "password updated successfully" || \
     { echo "passwords do not match"; return 1; }
+
+  # persist ncp-web password in docker container
+  [[ -f /.docker-image ]] && {
+    mv /etc/shadow /data/etc/shadow
+    ln -s /data/etc/shadow /etc/shadow
+  }
+
+  # activate NCP
   a2ensite  ncp nextcloud
   a2dissite ncp-activation
   bash -c "sleep 1.5 && service apache2 reload" &>/dev/null &