diff --git a/dev/com.ibm.ws.install.featureUtility/src/com/ibm/ws/install/featureUtility/FeatureUtility.java b/dev/com.ibm.ws.install.featureUtility/src/com/ibm/ws/install/featureUtility/FeatureUtility.java
index b9fa7221c001..e803bfd23f12 100644
--- a/dev/com.ibm.ws.install.featureUtility/src/com/ibm/ws/install/featureUtility/FeatureUtility.java
+++ b/dev/com.ibm.ws.install.featureUtility/src/com/ibm/ws/install/featureUtility/FeatureUtility.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import com.ibm.ws.install.InstallConstants.VerifyOption;
 import com.ibm.ws.install.InstallException;
 import com.ibm.ws.install.featureUtility.props.FeatureUtilityProperties;
+import com.ibm.ws.install.featureUtility.props.PropertiesUtils;
 import com.ibm.ws.install.internal.InstallKernelMap;
 import com.ibm.ws.install.internal.InstallLogUtils;
 import com.ibm.ws.install.internal.InstallLogUtils.Messages;
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ private void overrideEnvMapWithProperties() throws InstallException{
 						InstallException.MISSING_CONTENT);
 			}
 			overrideMap.put(protocol + ".proxyUser", username);
-			overrideMap.put(protocol + ".proxyPassword", password);
+			overrideMap.put(protocol + ".proxyPassword", PropertiesUtils.CmdlineConstants.HIDDEN_PASSWORD);
 
 		}