diff --git a/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket-utils.ts b/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket-utils.ts
index 9fa3e7b75..22778f615 100644
--- a/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket-utils.ts
+++ b/app/features/tournament-bracket/tournament-bracket-utils.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ export function resolveRoomPass(matchId: TournamentMatch["id"]) {
     const next = shuffle(opts)[0];
     pass += next;
   }
+
+  // prevent 5555 since many use it as a default pass
+  // making it a bit more common guess
+  if (pass === "5555") return "5800";
+
   return pass;
 }