diff --git a/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/variables.tf b/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/variables.tf
index 18beeab2..04adf5b2 100644
--- a/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/variables.tf
+++ b/deployment/run/tf-proxmox/variables.tf
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ variable "proxmox_password" {
   description = "the ProxmoX password to use"
   type = string
   sensitive = true
+  default = ""
 }
 
 variable "host" {