diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/UpdateHostPasswordCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/UpdateHostPasswordCmd.java
index d8c4ea5319c..5a884cf72ab 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/UpdateHostPasswordCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/UpdateHostPasswordCmd.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class UpdateHostPasswordCmd extends BaseCmd {
     }
 
     public Boolean getUpdatePasswdOnHost() {
-        return updatePasswdOnHost;
+        return updatePasswdOnHost == null ? false : true;
     }
 
     public String getPassword() {