diff --git a/portainer/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer/run b/portainer/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer/run
index 1a8c585c1..8ce1542c9 100644
--- a/portainer/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer/run
+++ b/portainer/rootfs/etc/services.d/portainer/run
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if [ ${#PASSWORD} -ge 2 ] ; then
   options+=(--admin-password-file /data/portainer_password)
   bashio::log.info "... password set to $PASSWORD"
 else
-  touch /data/hidden
+  # touch /data/hidden
   bashio::log.info "... starting without predefined password"
 fi