diff --git a/auth.py b/auth.py
index 1559a08..6bb9fbe 100644
--- a/auth.py
+++ b/auth.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def authenticate(username, password, pwdb):
     return password == pwdb[username]
 
 def add_user(username, pwdb):
-    pwdb[username] = input(f'Enter password for {username}: ')
+    pwdb[username] = getpass(f'Enter password for {username}: ')
     return pwdb
 
 def read_pwdb(PWDB_PATH):