diff --git a/src/common/options.c b/src/common/options.c
--- a/src/common/options.c
+++ b/src/common/options.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ int options_init(int argc, char *argv[],
   cfg_opt_t server_opts[] =
     {
       CFG_STR("username", NULL, CFGF_NONE),
+      CFG_STR("password", NULL, CFGF_NONE),
       CFG_STR("hostname", NULL, CFGF_NONE),
       CFG_STR("method", "ssh", CFGF_NONE),
       CFG_STR_LIST("types", NULL, CFGF_NONE),