diff --git a/manila/coordination.py b/manila/coordination.py
index a8b9feda8a..008b6d215a 100644
--- a/manila/coordination.py
+++ b/manila/coordination.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ 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.')
 ]