diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-test-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/security-test-workflow.yml
index 1c5781d38..a096f26a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-test-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-test-workflow.yml
@@ -73,20 +73,20 @@ jobs:
         if: env.imagePresent == 'true'
         run: |
           cd ..
-          docker run -p 9200:9200 -d -p 9600:9600 -e "discovery.type=single-node" opensearch-alerting:test
+          docker run -p 9200:9200 -d -p 9600:9600 -e "OPENSEARCH_INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD=myStrongPassword123!" -e "discovery.type=single-node" opensearch-alerting:test
           sleep 120
 
       - name: Run Alerting Test for security enabled test cases
         if: env.imagePresent == 'true'
         run: |
-          cluster_running=`curl -XGET https://localhost:9200/_cat/plugins -u admin:admin --insecure`
+          cluster_running=`curl -XGET https://localhost:9200/_cat/plugins -u admin:myStrongPassword123! --insecure`
           echo $cluster_running
-          security=`curl -XGET https://localhost:9200/_cat/plugins -u admin:admin --insecure |grep opensearch-security|wc -l`
+          security=`curl -XGET https://localhost:9200/_cat/plugins -u admin:myStrongPassword123! --insecure |grep opensearch-security|wc -l`
           echo $security
           if [ $security -gt 0 ]
           then
             echo "Security plugin is available"
-            ./gradlew :alerting:integTest -Dtests.rest.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.clustername=docker-cluster -Dsecurity=true -Dhttps=true -Duser=admin -Dpassword=admin
+            ./gradlew :alerting:integTest -Dtests.rest.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.clustername=docker-cluster -Dsecurity=true -Dhttps=true -Duser=admin -Dpassword=myStrongPassword123!
           else
             echo "Security plugin is NOT available skipping this run as tests without security have already been run"
           fi
diff --git a/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md b/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
index ec1a3404b..5342b19d8 100644
--- a/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
+++ b/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ When launching a cluster using one of the above commands, logs are placed in `al
 
 1. Setup a local opensearch cluster with security plugin.
 
-   - `./gradlew :alerting:integTest -Dtests.rest.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.clustername=opensearch -Dhttps=true -Dsecurity=true -Duser=admin -Dpassword=admin`
+   - `./gradlew :alerting:integTest -Dtests.rest.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.clustername=opensearch -Dhttps=true -Dsecurity=true -Duser=admin -Dpassword=<admin-password>`
 
-   - `./gradlew :alerting:integTest -Dtests.rest.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.clustername=opensearch -Dhttps=true -Dsecurity=true -Duser=admin -Dpassword=admin --tests "org.opensearch.alerting.MonitorRunnerIT.test execute monitor returns search result"`
+   - `./gradlew :alerting:integTest -Dtests.rest.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.cluster=localhost:9200 -Dtests.clustername=opensearch -Dhttps=true -Dsecurity=true -Duser=admin -Dpassword=<admin-password> --tests "org.opensearch.alerting.MonitorRunnerIT.test execute monitor returns search result"`
 
 
 #### Building from the IDE