diff --git a/Duplicati/Server/webroot/ngax/templates/backends/generic.html b/Duplicati/Server/webroot/ngax/templates/backends/generic.html
index 814f93314..69eb4e1c8 100644
--- a/Duplicati/Server/webroot/ngax/templates/backends/generic.html
+++ b/Duplicati/Server/webroot/ngax/templates/backends/generic.html
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@
 </div>
 <div class="input password">
     <label for="generic_password">Password</label>
-    <input type="text" name="generic_password" id="generic_password" ng-model="$parent.Password" placeholder="Authentication password"  />
+    <input type="password" name="generic_password" id="generic_password" ng-model="$parent.Password" placeholder="Authentication password"  />
 </div>