diff --git a/Secrets.md b/Secrets.md
index 1767bd5..cb2fe9b 100644
--- a/Secrets.md
+++ b/Secrets.md
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@
 ### LDAP Password
 
 You will need to put the admin LDAP password in a file called `ldapPassword`
-in the same directory of the SSH keys (e.g. `/tmp/secrets`). Password should be put in the
-plain text without quotes. If password contains quotes, they should be escaped (e.g aa\"bb)
+in the same directory of the SSH keys (e.g. `/tmp/secrets`).
 
 ### SMTP Password
 
diff --git a/gerrit/etc/secure.config.template b/gerrit/etc/secure.config.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 143aaf2..0000000
--- a/gerrit/etc/secure.config.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[auth]
-	registerEmailPrivateKey = {{ REGISTER_EMAIL_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-[ldap]
-	password = "{{ LDAP_PASSWORD }}"
-[sendemail]
-  smtpPass = {{ SMTP_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/gerrit/setup_gerrit.py b/gerrit/setup_gerrit.py
index 81cec8d..7db592a 100755
--- a/gerrit/setup_gerrit.py
+++ b/gerrit/setup_gerrit.py
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@
             return base64.b64decode(get_secret_value_response['SecretBinary'])
 
 
+def set_secure_password(stanza, password):
+    secure_config = GERRIT_CONFIG_DIRECTORY + "secure.config"
+    os.system(
+        "git config -f %s %s '%s'" % (secure_config, stanza, password.strip())
+    )
+
+
 """
 This script setup Gerrit configuration and its plugins when the container spins up.
 
@@ -106,17 +113,18 @@
 file_loader = FileSystemLoader(GERRIT_CONFIG_DIRECTORY)
 env = Environment(loader=file_loader)
 
-print("Setting Register Email Private Key in '" +
-      GERRIT_CONFIG_DIRECTORY + "secure.config'")
-template = env.get_template("secure.config.template")
-with open(GERRIT_CONFIG_DIRECTORY + "secure.config", 'w',
-          encoding='utf-8') as f:
-    f.write(template.render(
-        REGISTER_EMAIL_PRIVATE_KEY=get_secret(
-            GERRIT_KEY_PREFIX + "_registerEmailPrivateKey"),
-        LDAP_PASSWORD=get_secret(GERRIT_KEY_PREFIX + "_ldapPassword"),
-        SMTP_PASSWORD=get_secret(GERRIT_KEY_PREFIX + "_smtpPassword"))
-    )
+set_secure_password(
+    "auth.registerEmailPrivateKey",
+    get_secret(GERRIT_KEY_PREFIX + "_registerEmailPrivateKey")
+)
+set_secure_password(
+    "ldap.password",
+    get_secret(GERRIT_KEY_PREFIX + "_ldapPassword")
+)
+set_secure_password(
+    "sendemail.smtpPass",
+    get_secret(GERRIT_KEY_PREFIX + "_smtpPassword")
+)
 
 BASE_CONFIG_DIR = "/tmp"
 print("Setting Gerrit config in '" + GERRIT_CONFIG_DIRECTORY + "gerrit.config'")