diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 12082e55f5..6c75bdf846 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-10-23  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-config.c
+		- (nm_supplicant_config_add_setting_wireless_security): 'password'
+			secret doesn't need to be unhexified
+
 2007-10-23  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* libnm-util/nm-setting.c
diff --git a/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-config.c b/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-config.c
index b3a14c86ee..a5c55b129c 100644
--- a/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-config.c
+++ b/src/supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-config.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ nm_supplicant_config_add_setting_wireless_security (NMSupplicantConfig * self,
 	ADD_STRING_VAL (setting->wep_key2, "wep_key2", FALSE, TRUE, TRUE);
 	ADD_STRING_VAL (setting->wep_key3, "wep_key3", FALSE, TRUE, TRUE);
 	ADD_STRING_VAL (setting->psk, "psk", FALSE, TRUE, TRUE);
-	ADD_STRING_VAL (setting->password, "password", FALSE, TRUE, TRUE);
+	ADD_STRING_VAL (setting->password, "password", FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
 	ADD_STRING_VAL (setting->pin, "pin", FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);
 	ADD_STRING_VAL (setting->eappsk, "eappsk", FALSE, TRUE, TRUE);
 	ADD_STRING_VAL (setting->private_key_passwd, "private_key_passwd", FALSE, FALSE, TRUE);