diff --git a/crm/fcrm/doctype/erpnext_crm_settings/erpnext_crm_settings.json b/crm/fcrm/doctype/erpnext_crm_settings/erpnext_crm_settings.json
index fa95678f..9a6f0f75 100644
--- a/crm/fcrm/doctype/erpnext_crm_settings/erpnext_crm_settings.json
+++ b/crm/fcrm/doctype/erpnext_crm_settings/erpnext_crm_settings.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   {
    "depends_on": "eval:doc.enabled && doc.is_erpnext_in_different_site",
    "fieldname": "api_secret",
-   "fieldtype": "Data",
+   "fieldtype": "Password",
    "label": "API Secret",
    "mandatory_depends_on": "is_erpnext_in_different_site"
   },
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "issingle": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2024-09-16 21:30:40.097360",
+ "modified": "2024-09-17 19:21:11.060901",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "FCRM",
  "name": "ERPNext CRM Settings",
diff --git a/crm/fcrm/doctype/erpnext_crm_settings/erpnext_crm_settings.py b/crm/fcrm/doctype/erpnext_crm_settings/erpnext_crm_settings.py
index 454af653..bb69e44f 100644
--- a/crm/fcrm/doctype/erpnext_crm_settings/erpnext_crm_settings.py
+++ b/crm/fcrm/doctype/erpnext_crm_settings/erpnext_crm_settings.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ERPNextCRMSettings(Document):
 def get_erpnext_site_client(erpnext_crm_settings):
 	site_url = erpnext_crm_settings.erpnext_site_url
 	api_key = erpnext_crm_settings.api_key
-	api_secret = erpnext_crm_settings.api_secret
+	api_secret = erpnext_crm_settings.get_password("api_secret", raise_exception=False)
 
 	return FrappeClient(
 		site_url, api_key=api_key, api_secret=api_secret