diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/validate-modules/validate_modules/main.py b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/validate-modules/validate_modules/main.py
index 55db4625eb3..95e7813b22a 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/validate-modules/validate_modules/main.py
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_data/sanity/validate-modules/validate_modules/main.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ REJECTLIST_DIRS = frozenset(('.git', 'test', '.github', '.idea'))
 INDENT_REGEX = re.compile(r'([\t]*)')
 TYPE_REGEX = re.compile(r'.*(if|or)(\s+[^"\']*|\s+)(?<!_)(?<!str\()type\([^)].*')
 SYS_EXIT_REGEX = re.compile(r'[^#]*sys.exit\s*\(.*')
-NO_LOG_REGEX = re.compile(r'(?:pass(?:[-_\s]?(?:word|phrase|wrd|wd)?)|secret|token|key)', re.I)
+NO_LOG_REGEX = re.compile(r'(?:pass(?!ive)|secret|token|key)', re.I)
 
 
 REJECTLIST_IMPORTS = {