diff --git a/lib/book_my_gigs/accounts.ex b/lib/book_my_gigs/accounts.ex
index 31b3949..2bc96b6 100644
--- a/lib/book_my_gigs/accounts.ex
+++ b/lib/book_my_gigs/accounts.ex
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ defmodule BookMyGigs.Accounts do
   end
 
   def create_account(%{"account" => account_params}) do
-    Storage.create_account(account_params)
+    hash_password = hash_password(account_params["password"])
+
+    account_params
+    |> Map.put("password", hash_password)
+    |> Storage.create_account()
+    |> delete_password_from_response()
   end
 
   def update_account(
@@ -49,4 +54,20 @@ defmodule BookMyGigs.Accounts do
   def delete_account(id) do
     Storage.delete_account(id)
   end
+
+  defp hash_password(password) do
+    hash = Bcrypt.hash_pwd_salt(password)
+
+    if Bcrypt.verify_pass(password, hash) == true do
+      hash
+    else
+      raise("Error: password and its hash do not match")
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp delete_password_from_response(account_response) do
+    account_map = Map.from_struct(account_response)
+    account_map_without_password = Map.delete(account_map, :password)
+    struct!(account_response.__struct__, account_map_without_password)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/book_my_gigs/accounts/Storage/account.ex b/lib/book_my_gigs/accounts/Storage/account.ex
index ed0d621..6b1675c 100644
--- a/lib/book_my_gigs/accounts/Storage/account.ex
+++ b/lib/book_my_gigs/accounts/Storage/account.ex
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ defmodule BookMyGigs.Accounts.Storage.Account do
     |> validate_required([:email, :password])
     |> unique_constraint(:email)
     |> validate_format(:email, ~r/@/)
-    |> validate_format(
-      :password,
-      ~r/^(?=.*[!?;:@*=+])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[0-9]).+$/,
-      [
-        {:message,
-         "Password must have a minimum of 8 characters long, include 1 downcase letter, 1 capital letter, 1 number and a special character (!?;:@*=+)"}
-      ]
-    )
     |> validate_length(:password, min: 8)
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/accounts_controller.ex b/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/accounts_controller.ex
index 24ed617..034dca8 100644
--- a/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/accounts_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/accounts_controller.ex
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ defmodule BookMyGigsWeb.AccountsController do
     account =
       params
       |> Accounts.create_account()
+      |> IO.inspect(label: "this is here")
       |> Jason.encode!()
 
     conn
diff --git a/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/schemas/Account_response.ex b/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/schemas/Account_response.ex
index 9c199d7..1505a5e 100644
--- a/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/schemas/Account_response.ex
+++ b/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/schemas/Account_response.ex
@@ -17,16 +17,12 @@ defmodule BookMyGigsWeb.Accounts.Schemas.AccountResponse do
         properties: %{
           email: %Schema{
             type: :string
-          },
-          password: %Schema{
-            type: :string
           }
         }
       }
     },
     example: %{
-      "email" => "test@gmail.com",
-      "password" => "ThisIsMyPassword123?"
+      "email" => "test@gmail.com"
     }
   })
 end
diff --git a/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/schemas/get_accounts_response.ex b/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/schemas/get_accounts_response.ex
index 078227a..afa80d5 100644
--- a/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/schemas/get_accounts_response.ex
+++ b/lib/book_my_gigs_web/accounts/schemas/get_accounts_response.ex
@@ -16,20 +16,15 @@ defmodule BookMyGigsWeb.Accounts.Schemas.GetAccountsResponse do
       properties: %{
         email: %Schema{
           type: :string
-        },
-        password: %Schema{
-          type: :string
         }
       }
     },
     example: [
       %{
-        "email" => "test@email.com",
-        "password" => "ThisIsMyPassword123?"
+        "email" => "test@email.com"
       },
       %{
-        "email" => "test@email.com",
-        "password" => "ThisIsMyPassword123?"
+        "email" => "test@email.com"
       }
     ]
   })