diff --git a/integration-tests/templates/serviceinfo-api-server.yml.j2 b/integration-tests/templates/serviceinfo-api-server.yml.j2
index e12fe146a..581b592b9 100644
--- a/integration-tests/templates/serviceinfo-api-server.yml.j2
+++ b/integration-tests/templates/serviceinfo-api-server.yml.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ admin_auth_token: TestAdminToken
 service_info:
   initial_user:
     username: {{ user }}
-    password: test
+    password: {{ password }}
     sshkeys:
     - {{ sshkey }}
   files:
diff --git a/integration-tests/tests/service_info.rs b/integration-tests/tests/service_info.rs
index 0f1bcd90c..005fe8fd5 100644
--- a/integration-tests/tests/service_info.rs
+++ b/integration-tests/tests/service_info.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ where
     env::set_var("PER_DEVICE_SERVICEINFO", "false");
     let mut ctx = TestContext::new().context("Error building test context")?;
     let new_user: &str = "testuser"; // new user to be created during onboarding
+    let new_pw: &str = "testpassword"; // new password to accompany new user
     let encrypted_disk_loc = ctx.testpath().join("encrypted2.img");
     let rendezvous_server = ctx
         .start_test_server(
@@ -143,7 +144,8 @@ where
                         &encrypted_disk_loc.to_string_lossy(),
                     );
                     if ci {
-                        cfg.insert("user", new_user)
+                        cfg.insert("user", new_user);
+                        cfg.insert("password", new_pw)
                     };
                     Ok(())
                 })?)
@@ -394,9 +396,9 @@ sshkey_default
         if let Some(test_user) = passwd::Passwd::from_name(new_user) {
             pretty_assertions::assert_eq!(
                 test_user.password.is_empty(),
-                false,
+                true,
                 "Password not created during onboarding"
-            )
+            );
         }
     } else {
         L.l("Skipped create initial user validation