diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/htpasswd.py b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/htpasswd.py
index d4d950e9243..3ad9de6e60f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/htpasswd.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/htpasswd.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ def main():
     arg_spec = dict(
         path=dict(required=True, aliases=["dest", "destfile"]),
         name=dict(required=True, aliases=["username"]),
-        password=dict(required=False, default=None),
+        password=dict(required=False, default=None, no_log=True),
         crypt_scheme=dict(required=False, default="apr_md5_crypt"),
         state=dict(required=False, default="present"),
         create=dict(type='bool', default='yes'),