diff --git a/bitnami/jenkins/Dockerfile b/bitnami/jenkins/Dockerfile
index 8a57a5a1101f..d5036664202d 100644
--- a/bitnami/jenkins/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/jenkins/Dockerfile
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ RUN bitnami-pkg unpack jenkins-2.45-1 --checksum d1621d623f9876661afc24ca16eac15
 
 COPY rootfs /
 
+ENV JENKINS_USERNAME="user" \
+    JENKINS_PASSWORD="bitnami"
+
 VOLUME ["/bitnami/jenkins"]
 
 EXPOSE 8080 8443 50000
diff --git a/bitnami/jenkins/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh b/bitnami/jenkins/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh
index 81730a8a0d62..f6f699ecdd92 100755
--- a/bitnami/jenkins/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/bitnami/jenkins/rootfs/app-entrypoint.sh
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ function initialize {
     fi
 }
 
-# Set default values
-export JENKINS_USERNAME=${JENKINS_USERNAME:-"user"}
-export JENKINS_PASSWORD=${JENKINS_PASSWORD:-"bitnami"}
-
 
 
 if [[ "$1" == "nami" && "$2" == "start" ]] ||  [[ "$1" == "/init.sh" ]]; then