diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/database/influxdb/influxdb_user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/database/influxdb/influxdb_user.py
index ac633e66977..a1196c19602 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/database/influxdb/influxdb_user.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/database/influxdb/influxdb_user.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def main():
 
     state = module.params['state']
     user_name = module.params['user_name']
-    user_password = module.params['user_password']
+    user_password = module.params['user_password'] or ''
     admin = module.params['admin']
     influxdb = influx.InfluxDb(module)
     client = influxdb.connect_to_influxdb()