diff --git a/bin/hsadmin-ng b/bin/hsadmin-ng
index 2522c564..2e310972 100755
--- a/bin/hsadmin-ng
+++ b/bin/hsadmin-ng
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function casLogin() {
   fi
 
   if [ -z "$HSADMINNG_CAS_PASSWORD" ]; then
-    read -p "Password: " HSADMINNG_CAS_PASSWORD
+    read -s -p "Password: " HSADMINNG_CAS_PASSWORD
   fi
 
   HSADMINNG_CAS_TGT=`doCurl -s -i -X POST \