diff --git a/src/main/java/com/parasoft/environmentmanager/jenkins/EnvironmentManagerBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/parasoft/environmentmanager/jenkins/EnvironmentManagerBuilder.java
index 2cd4697..4b35d2e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/parasoft/environmentmanager/jenkins/EnvironmentManagerBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/parasoft/environmentmanager/jenkins/EnvironmentManagerBuilder.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class EnvironmentManagerBuilder extends Builder {
     private String repoHost;
     private int repoPort;
     private String repoUsername;
-    private String repoPassword;
+    private Secret repoPassword;
     private boolean abortOnFailure;
     
     @DataBoundConstructor
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class EnvironmentManagerBuilder extends Builder {
         this.repoHost = repoHost;
         this.repoPort = repoPort;
         this.repoUsername = repoUsername;
-        this.repoPassword = repoPassword;
+        this.repoPassword = Secret.fromString(repoPassword);
         this.abortOnFailure = abortOnFailure;
     }
     
@@ -168,7 +168,13 @@ public class EnvironmentManagerBuilder extends Builder {
     }
     
     public String getRepoPassword() {
-        return repoPassword == null ? "admin" : repoPassword;
+        if (repoPassword != null) {
+            String plainText = repoPassword.getPlainText();
+            if (!plainText.isEmpty()) {
+                return plainText;
+            }
+        }
+        return "admin";
     }
     
     public boolean isAbortOnFailure() {