diff --git a/etc/distrenslave.conf.in b/etc/distrenslave.conf.in
--- a/etc/distrenslave.conf.in
+++ b/etc/distrenslave.conf.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 slave
 {
   username = "!username"
+  password = "!password"
   datadir = "@LOCALSTATEDIR@/@PACKAGE@"
   server = "protofusion"
   hostname = "protofusion.org"