diff --git a/gnocchi/common/redis.py b/gnocchi/common/redis.py
index c0bf6e82b..88df5787b 100644
--- a/gnocchi/common/redis.py
+++ b/gnocchi/common/redis.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 
 OPTS = [
     cfg.StrOpt('redis_url',
+               secret=True,
                default='redis://localhost:6379/',
                help="""Redis URL