diff --git a/backend/src/db/schemas/secret-sharing.ts b/backend/src/db/schemas/secret-sharing.ts
index 823624c74..be5643e2b 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/schemas/secret-sharing.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/schemas/secret-sharing.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const SecretSharingSchema = z.object({
   expiresAfterViews: z.number().nullable().optional(),
   accessType: z.string().default("anyone"),
   name: z.string().nullable().optional(),
-  password: z.string().optional(),
+  password: z.string().nullable().optional(),
   lastViewedAt: z.date().nullable().optional()
 });
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-sharing/secret-sharing-service.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-sharing/secret-sharing-service.ts
index 1f38bf1f1..71ce43de4 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-sharing/secret-sharing-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-sharing/secret-sharing-service.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const secretSharingServiceFactory = ({
     iv,
     tag,
     name,
+    password,
     accessType,
     expiresAt,
     expiresAfterViews
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export const secretSharingServiceFactory = ({
 
     const newSharedSecret = await secretSharingDAL.create({
       name,
+      password,
       encryptedValue,
       hashedHex,
       iv,
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ export const secretSharingServiceFactory = ({
   };
 
   const createPublicSharedSecret = async ({
+    password,
     encryptedValue,
     hashedHex,
     iv,
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ export const secretSharingServiceFactory = ({
     }
 
     const newSharedSecret = await secretSharingDAL.create({
+      password,
       encryptedValue,
       hashedHex,
       iv,
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ export const secretSharingServiceFactory = ({
       expiresAfterViews,
       accessType
     });
+
     return { id: newSharedSecret.id };
   };