diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/settings/settingsMacros.ftl b/src/main/resources/templates/settings/settingsMacros.ftl
index b977593d6b9d0cd57196d3923d8eed362fc6c6d4..ce37a7d087eec9f0b6d648ef908dc85dd4c9e1cd 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/settings/settingsMacros.ftl
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/settings/settingsMacros.ftl
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 
         <div class="input-field col s12 m12 l8 offset-l2">
             <i class="material-icons prefix">vpn_key</i>
-            <input id="settings-backup-auto-git-token" name="autoBackupGitToken" type="text" <@validation.validation "autoBackupGitToken"/> value="<#if settings.getAutoBackupGitToken()?has_content>•••••</#if>">
+            <input id="settings-backup-auto-git-token" name="autoBackupGitToken" type="password" <@validation.validation "autoBackupGitToken"/> value="<#if settings.getAutoBackupGitToken()?has_content>•••••</#if>">
             <label for="settings-backup-auto-git-token">${locale.getString("settings.backup.auto.git.token")}</label>
         </div>