diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index 8d3bf7cd6b..4fb3e5edca 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -554,9 +554,9 @@ function configure_tempest {
     iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG auth tempest_roles "Member"
     if [[ $TEMPEST_USE_TEST_ACCOUNTS == "True" ]]; then
         if [[ $TEMPEST_HAS_ADMIN == "True" ]]; then
-            tempest-account-generator -c $TEMPEST_CONFIG --os-username $admin_username --os-password $admin_password --os-tenant-name $admin_tenant_name -r $TEMPEST_CONCURRENCY --with-admin etc/accounts.yaml
+            tempest-account-generator -c $TEMPEST_CONFIG --os-username $admin_username --os-password "$password" --os-tenant-name $admin_tenant_name -r $TEMPEST_CONCURRENCY --with-admin etc/accounts.yaml
         else
-            tempest-account-generator -c $TEMPEST_CONFIG --os-username $admin_username --os-password $admin_password --os-tenant-name $admin_tenant_name -r $TEMPEST_CONCURRENCY etc/accounts.yaml
+            tempest-account-generator -c $TEMPEST_CONFIG --os-username $admin_username --os-password "$password" --os-tenant-name $admin_tenant_name -r $TEMPEST_CONCURRENCY etc/accounts.yaml
         fi
         iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG auth use_dynamic_credentials False
         iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG auth test_accounts_file "etc/accounts.yaml"