diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-job.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-job.yml
index f053319..cd60d60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-job.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-job.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'Create htpasswd file for nginx reverse proxy'
         run: |
-          htpasswd -c -b ./azure-deployment/nginx-reverse-proxy/htpasswd prom "${{ secrets.PROM_NGINX_REVERSE_PROXY_PASSWORD }}"
+          htpasswd -BC 10 -c -b ./azure-deployment/nginx-reverse-proxy/htpasswd prom "${{ secrets.PROM_NGINX_REVERSE_PROXY_PASSWORD }}"
           docker build ./azure-deployment/nginx-reverse-proxy -t criati.azurecr.io/bds-prom-nginx-reverse-proxy-$TARGET_ENVIRONMENT:$DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG
           docker push criati.azurecr.io/bds-prom-nginx-reverse-proxy-$TARGET_ENVIRONMENT:$DOCKER_IMAGE_TAG
 
diff --git a/azure-deployment/manual-azure-deploy-from-local.sh b/azure-deployment/manual-azure-deploy-from-local.sh
index e1c1b73..e221065 100755
--- a/azure-deployment/manual-azure-deploy-from-local.sh
+++ b/azure-deployment/manual-azure-deploy-from-local.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ docker push "criati.azurecr.io/bulk-data-service-$TARGET_ENVIRONMENT:$DOCKER_IMA
 # now configure, build and push the docker image for the nginx reverse proxy
 
 # create password file
-htpasswd -c -b ./azure-deployment/nginx-reverse-proxy/htpasswd prom "$PROM_NGINX_REVERSE_PROXY_PASSWORD"
+htpasswd -BC 10 -c -b ./azure-deployment/nginx-reverse-proxy/htpasswd prom "$PROM_NGINX_REVERSE_PROXY_PASSWORD"
 
 # make the image for the nginx reverse proxy (for putting HTTP basic auth on the
 # prom client)