diff --git a/manila/coordination.py b/manila/coordination.py
index aba2c4dd89..5e73d8de2b 100644
--- a/manila/coordination.py
+++ b/manila/coordination.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
 coordination_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('backend_url',
+               secret=True,
                default='file://$state_path',
                help='The back end URL to use for distributed coordination.')
 ]