diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Auth/Password/LoginCredentials.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Auth/Password/LoginCredentials.php
index 176e1877d94cc..e3453a477d438 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Auth/Password/LoginCredentials.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Auth/Password/LoginCredentials.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 namespace OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\Password;
 
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\AuthMechanism;
+use OCA\Files_External\Lib\DefinitionParameter;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\InsufficientDataForMeaningfulAnswerException;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\StorageConfig;
 use OCA\Files_External\Listener\StorePasswordListener;
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ public function __construct(
 			->setScheme(self::SCHEME_PASSWORD)
 			->setText($l->t('Log-in credentials, save in database'))
 			->addParameters([
+				(new DefinitionParameter('password', $l->t('Password')))
+					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_PASSWORD),
 			]);
 
 		$eventDispatcher->addServiceListener(UserLoggedInEvent::class, StorePasswordListener::class);
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Auth/Password/SessionCredentials.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Auth/Password/SessionCredentials.php
index ced43ebf35719..6b7a51a88285e 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Auth/Password/SessionCredentials.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Auth/Password/SessionCredentials.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 namespace OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\Password;
 
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\AuthMechanism;
+use OCA\Files_External\Lib\DefinitionParameter;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\InsufficientDataForMeaningfulAnswerException;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\SessionStorageWrapper;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\StorageConfig;
@@ -29,7 +30,10 @@ public function __construct(
 		$this->setIdentifier('password::sessioncredentials')
 			->setScheme(self::SCHEME_PASSWORD)
 			->setText($l->t('Log-in credentials, save in session'))
-			->addParameters([]);
+			->addParameters([
+				(new DefinitionParameter('password', $l->t('Password')))
+					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_PASSWORD),
+			]);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/OwnCloud.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/OwnCloud.php
index c3e16dd5404c5..c0bd689186434 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/OwnCloud.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Lib/Backend/OwnCloud.php
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ public function __construct(IL10N $l, Password $legacyAuth) {
 				(new DefinitionParameter('secure', $l->t('Secure https://')))
 					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_BOOLEAN)
 					->setDefaultValue(true),
-				(new DefinitionParameter('password', $l->t('Password')))
-					->setFlag(DefinitionParameter::FLAG_OPTIONAL)
-					->setType(DefinitionParameter::VALUE_PASSWORD),
 			])
 			->addAuthScheme(AuthMechanism::SCHEME_PASSWORD)
 			->setLegacyAuthMechanism($legacyAuth)