diff --git a/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/session.py b/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/session.py
index cf6713581e1..010254e7acc 100644
--- a/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/session.py
+++ b/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/session.py
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ def soft_delete_multi_models():
                        os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
                        '../', '$sqlite_db')),
                help='The SQLAlchemy connection string used to connect to the '
-                    'database'),
+                    'database',
+               secret=True),
     cfg.StrOpt('sqlite_db',
                default='nova.sqlite',
                help='the filename to use with sqlite'),
diff --git a/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/utils.py b/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/utils.py
index 6a9cb846fbf..3f5ae737ad1 100644
--- a/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/utils.py
+++ b/nova/openstack/common/db/sqlalchemy/utils.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
 # Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
-# Copyright 2010-2011 OpenStack Foundation
+# Copyright 2010-2011 OpenStack Foundation.
 # Copyright 2012 Justin Santa Barbara
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #