diff --git a/aprsd/conf/common.py b/aprsd/conf/common.py
index b29f52c..b31fa31 100644
--- a/aprsd/conf/common.py
+++ b/aprsd/conf/common.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ admin_opts = [
     ),
     cfg.StrOpt(
         "password",
+        default="password",
         secret=True,
         help="Admin interface password",
     ),