diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-phycore-am335x/defaultenv-phycore-am335x/config-board b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-phycore-am335x/defaultenv-phycore-am335x/config-board
index 9ec193955..585182635 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-phycore-am335x/defaultenv-phycore-am335x/config-board
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-phycore-am335x/defaultenv-phycore-am335x/config-board
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 global.hostname=sysmocom-odu
 global.boot.default="nand nand-backup"
 global.linux.bootargs.base="console=ttyO0,115200"
+global.login.timeout=5
diff --git a/arch/arm/boards/phytec-phycore-am335x/defaultenv-phycore-am335x/etc/passwd b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-phycore-am335x/defaultenv-phycore-am335x/etc/passwd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e16989ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/boards/phytec-phycore-am335x/defaultenv-phycore-am335x/etc/passwd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+8306e9757df8b0a4776abeabbc66532b