diff --git a/bitnami/pgpool/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libpgpool.sh b/bitnami/pgpool/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libpgpool.sh
index 28bb0073a9bc8..17ba583eeb93f 100644
--- a/bitnami/pgpool/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libpgpool.sh
+++ b/bitnami/pgpool/4/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libpgpool.sh
@@ -548,6 +548,32 @@ pgpool_create_config() {
     fi
 }
 
+########################
+# Execute postgresql encrypt command
+# Globals:
+#   PGPOOL_*
+# Arguments:
+#   None
+# Returns:
+#   None
+#########################
+pgpool_encrypt_execute() {
+    local -a password_encryption_cmd=("pg_md5")
+
+    if [[ "$PGPOOL_AUTHENTICATION_METHOD" = "scram-sha-256" ]]; then
+
+        if is_file_writable "$PGPOOLKEYFILE"; then
+            # Creating a PGPOOLKEYFILE as it is writeable
+            echo "$PGPOOL_AES_KEY" > "$PGPOOLKEYFILE"
+            # Fix permissions for PGPOOLKEYFILE
+            chmod 0600 "$PGPOOLKEYFILE"
+        fi
+        password_encryption_cmd=("pg_enc" "--key-file=${PGPOOLKEYFILE}")
+    fi
+
+    "${password_encryption_cmd[@]}" "$@"
+}
+
 ########################
 # Generates a password file for local authentication
 # Globals:
@@ -561,20 +587,7 @@ pgpool_generate_password_file() {
     if is_boolean_yes "$PGPOOL_ENABLE_POOL_PASSWD"; then
         info "Generating password file for local authentication..."
 
-        local -a password_encryption_cmd=("pg_md5")
-
-        if [[ "$PGPOOL_AUTHENTICATION_METHOD" = "scram-sha-256" ]]; then
-
-            if is_file_writable "$PGPOOLKEYFILE"; then
-                # Creating a PGPOOLKEYFILE as it is writeable
-                echo "$PGPOOL_AES_KEY" > "$PGPOOLKEYFILE"
-                # Fix permissions for PGPOOLKEYFILE
-                chmod 0600 "$PGPOOLKEYFILE"
-            fi
-            password_encryption_cmd=("pg_enc" "--key-file=${PGPOOLKEYFILE}")
-        fi
-
-        debug_execute "${password_encryption_cmd[@]}" -m --config-file="$PGPOOL_CONF_FILE" -u "$PGPOOL_POSTGRES_USERNAME" "$PGPOOL_POSTGRES_PASSWORD"
+        debug_execute pgpool_encrypt_execute -m --config-file="$PGPOOL_CONF_FILE" -u "$PGPOOL_POSTGRES_USERNAME" "$PGPOOL_POSTGRES_PASSWORD"
 
         if [[ -n "${PGPOOL_POSTGRES_CUSTOM_USERS}" ]]; then
             read -r -a custom_users_list <<<"$(tr ',;' ' ' <<<"${PGPOOL_POSTGRES_CUSTOM_USERS}")"
@@ -582,7 +595,7 @@ pgpool_generate_password_file() {
 
             local index=0
             for user in "${custom_users_list[@]}"; do
-                debug_execute "${password_encryption_cmd[@]}" -m --config-file="$PGPOOL_CONF_FILE" -u "$user" "${custom_passwords_list[$index]}"
+                debug_execute pgpool_encrypt_execute -m --config-file="$PGPOOL_CONF_FILE" -u "$user" "${custom_passwords_list[$index]}"
                 ((index += 1))
             done
         fi
@@ -603,20 +616,10 @@ pgpool_generate_password_file() {
 pgpool_encrypt_password() {
     local -r password="${1:?missing password}"
 
-    local -a password_encryption_cmd=("pg_md5")
-
     if [[ "$PGPOOL_AUTHENTICATION_METHOD" = "scram-sha-256" ]]; then
-
-        if is_file_writable "$PGPOOLKEYFILE"; then
-            # Creating a PGPOOLKEYFILE as it is writeable
-            echo "$PGPOOL_AES_KEY" > "$PGPOOLKEYFILE"
-            # Fix permissions for PGPOOLKEYFILE
-            chmod 0600 "$PGPOOLKEYFILE"
-        fi
-        password_encryption_cmd=("pg_enc" "--key-file=${PGPOOLKEYFILE}")
-        debug_execute "${password_encryption_cmd[@]}" "$password" | grep -o -E "AES.+" | tr -d '\n'
+        pgpool_encrypt_execute "$password" | grep -o -E "AES.+" | tr -d '\n'
     else
-        debug_execute "${password_encryption_cmd[@]}" "$password" | tr -d '\n'
+        pgpool_encrypt_execute "$password" | tr -d '\n'
     fi
 }