diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/hlt/en/opac-auth.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/hlt/en/opac-auth.tmpl
index 752514f433..9e6803873d 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/hlt/en/opac-auth.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/hlt/en/opac-auth.tmpl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
 <TD>Your card number</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text"  SIZE="25"   NAME="userid"></TD></TR>
 <TR VALIGN=TOP>
-<TD>Password</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="text"  SIZE="25"   NAME="password"></TD>
+<TD>Password</TD> <TD><INPUT TYPE="password"  SIZE="25"   NAME="password"></TD>
 </tr><tr>
 <td colspan=2 align="right"><input type="submit" value="OK" SIZE="2"   class="green-box"></td>
 </TR>
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@
 <!--END MAIN TABLE-->
 <TMPL_INCLUDE name="end-main.inc">
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>