diff --git a/auth/db/config.html b/auth/db/config.html
index 94d981b92c6..6ae71405b9a 100644
--- a/auth/db/config.html
+++ b/auth/db/config.html
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 <tr valign="top" class="required">
     <td align="right"><label for="pass"><?php print_string("auth_dbpass_key", "auth_db") ?></label></td>
     <td>
-        <input id="pass" name="pass" type="text" size="30" value="<?php echo $config->pass?>" />
+        <input id="pass" name="pass" type="password" size="30" value="<?php p($config->pass)?>" />
         <?php
 
         if (isset($err["pass"])) {