diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f239341..15641d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Include `et_upload` in your node's `run_list`:
 }
 ```
 
+For testing purposes, the users upload data bag item exists. The password for each user is `password`, salted & encrypted to best resemble a real password & allow for logging in via SFTP to do manual testing of SFTP functionality.
+
 ## Contributing
 
 1. Fork the repository on Github
diff --git a/test/integration/default/data_bags/users/upload.json b/test/integration/default/data_bags/users/upload.json
index 030a6f5..ce444c5 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/data_bags/users/upload.json
+++ b/test/integration/default/data_bags/users/upload.json
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
     "uid": 10042,
     "ssh_keys": [ "ssh-key-1" ],
     "comment": "Test User 1",
-    "password": "password"
+    "password": "$6$UiWsps6a$Qxoz2oLDNyrVk1gEhk5CnjzNGnTY6iMYr5GqKK.PMDahmouI2fm8UF8LK.BHqQYgu9dDZ9eTdVEWMT7jzZ3d91"
   },
   "test-user-2": {
     "uid": 10041,
     "ssh_keys": [ "ssh-key-2" ],
     "comment": "Test User 2",
-    "password": "password"
+    "password": "$6$UiWsps6a$Qxoz2oLDNyrVk1gEhk5CnjzNGnTY6iMYr5GqKK.PMDahmouI2fm8UF8LK.BHqQYgu9dDZ9eTdVEWMT7jzZ3d91"
   }
 }