diff --git a/linux-live/minioslib b/linux-live/minioslib
index 22aea37..1a3180e 100644
--- a/linux-live/minioslib
+++ b/linux-live/minioslib
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ EOF
 
 function chroot_configure() {
 	current_process
-	if [ $LIVE_TYPE = "linux-live" ]; then
+	if [ $LIVE_TYPE = "linux-live" ]  || [ $LIVE_TYPE = "ubuntu" ]; then
 
 		echo "Set up password for user 'root'" >>$OUTPUT 2>&1
 		echo root:toor | chpasswd >>$OUTPUT 2>&1