diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/test_xtremio.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/test_xtremio.py
index 06b908d92d2..5277c4e0753 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/test_xtremio.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/test_xtremio.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from cinder.tests.unit import fake_snapshot
 from cinder.tests.unit.fake_volume import fake_volume_obj
 from cinder.volume.drivers.dell_emc import xtremio
 
-
 typ2id = {'volumes': 'vol-id',
           'snapshots': 'vol-id',
           'initiators': 'initiator-id',
@@ -672,6 +671,14 @@ class XtremIODriverISCSITestCase(BaseXtremIODriverTestCase):
         self.driver.initialize_connection(self.data.test_volume2,
                                           self.data.connector)
 
+    @mock.patch('oslo_utils.strutils.mask_dict_password')
+    def test_initialize_connection_masks_password(self, mask_dict, req):
+        req.side_effect = xms_request
+        self.driver.create_volume(self.data.test_volume)
+        self.driver.initialize_connection(self.data.test_volume,
+                                          self.data.connector)
+        self.assertTrue(mask_dict.called)
+
     def test_add_auth(self, req):
         req.side_effect = xms_request
         data = {}
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/xtremio.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/xtremio.py
index dd57d6cb964..6e5c9f7ef24 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/xtremio.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/xtremio.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import string
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_utils import strutils
 from oslo_utils import units
 import six
 
@@ -1015,7 +1016,8 @@ class XtremIOISCSIDriver(XtremIOVolumeDriver, driver.ISCSIDriver):
             properties['discovery_auth_method'] = 'CHAP'
             properties['discovery_auth_username'] = 'chap_user'
             properties['discovery_auth_password'] = discovery_passwd
-        LOG.debug('init conn params:\n%s', properties)
+        LOG.debug('init conn params:\n%s',
+                  strutils.mask_dict_password(properties))
         return {
             'driver_volume_type': 'iscsi',
             'data': properties