diff --git a/cmk/notification_plugins/spectrum.py b/cmk/notification_plugins/spectrum.py
index 753bfe921d2..27d572f8145 100644
--- a/cmk/notification_plugins/spectrum.py
+++ b/cmk/notification_plugins/spectrum.py
@@ -71,4 +71,10 @@ def main() -> NoReturn:
         base_oid + ".14": context.get("SERVICEGROUPNAMES", ""),
     }
 
-    sys.exit(send_trap(oids, context["PARAMETER_DESTINATION"], context["PARAMETER_COMMUNITY"]))
+    sys.exit(
+        send_trap(
+            oids,
+            context["PARAMETER_DESTINATION"],
+            utils.get_password_from_env_or_context(key="PARAMETER_COMMUNITY", context=context),
+        )
+    )