diff --git a/tasks/ldap_user_inc.yml b/tasks/ldap_user_inc.yml
index 9f326b4..9ea03cc 100644
--- a/tasks/ldap_user_inc.yml
+++ b/tasks/ldap_user_inc.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       firstname: "{{ item.firstname }}"
       lastname: "{{ item.lastname }}"
       email: "{{ item.email }}"
-      password: "{{ item.password }}"
+      password: "{{ (item.password=='')| ternary(lookup('community.general.random_string', min_lower=1, min_upper=1, min_special=1, min_numeric=1, length=14), item.password ) }}"
     community.general.ldap_entry:
       bind_dn: "{{ binddn }}"
       bind_pw: "{{ bindpwd }}"