diff --git a/append.bash b/append.bash
index dcae8c2..b47409f 100644
--- a/append.bash
+++ b/append.bash
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ cmd_append_append() {
     # read -r -n $length new_password < <(LC_ALL=C tr -dc "$characters" < /dev/urandom)
     
 		# new method:
-    new_password=$(cat /usr/share/dict/words | sed "s|'s||g" | shuf -n6 | sed -z 's/\n/-/g;s/-$/\n/' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    new_password_words=$(cat /usr/share/dict/words | sed "s|'s||g" | shuf -n4 | sed -z 's/\n/-/g;s/-$/\n/' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+    new_password_num=$(shuf -i 1-100 -n 1)
+    new_password_symbol=$(echo '!@#$%*()' | fold -w1 | shuf -n1)
+    new_password=$new_password_words$new_password_symbol$new_password_num
     printf "$new_password" | xclip -sel clip
     echo "Copied new password to clipboard: "
     echo "$new_password"