diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index d7e70d2b..34e94e32 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ We would love it if you could star the repository (https://github.com/surrealdb/
 ";
 
 static PASS: Lazy<String> = Lazy::new(|| {
-	rand::thread_rng().sample_iter(&Alphanumeric).take(128).map(char::from).collect::<String>()
+	rand::thread_rng().sample_iter(&Alphanumeric).take(16).map(char::from).collect::<String>()
 });
 
 fn file_valid(v: &str) -> Result<(), String> {
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ pub fn init() {
 				Arg::new("pass")
 					.short('p')
 					.long("pass")
+					.hide_default_value(true)
 					.forbid_empty_values(true)
 					.default_value(PASS.as_str())
 					.help("The master password for the database"),