diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_glue_connection.go b/aws/resource_aws_glue_connection.go
index 7dfc321170c..f0caf9f92a6 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_glue_connection.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_glue_connection.go
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ func resourceAwsGlueConnectionRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 	}
 
 	input := &glue.GetConnectionInput{
-		CatalogId: aws.String(catalogID),
-		Name:      aws.String(connectionName),
+		CatalogId:    aws.String(catalogID),
+		Name:         aws.String(connectionName),
+		HidePassword: aws.Bool(true), // CENTEX-736
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Reading Glue Connection: %s", input)