diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/admin/cluster/node/reload/NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/admin/cluster/node/reload/NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest.java
index aab7ea54f87c2..38d20159252fa 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/admin/cluster/node/reload/NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/admin/cluster/node/reload/NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public class NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesRelo
     private SecureString secureSettingsPassword;
 
     public NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest() {
-        super((String[]) null);
+        super(true, (String[]) null);
     }
 
     public NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest(StreamInput in) throws IOException {