diff --git a/pkg/model/aerospike_cluster.go b/pkg/model/aerospike_cluster.go
index 2af167d0..b29cfff8 100644
--- a/pkg/model/aerospike_cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/model/aerospike_cluster.go
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ func (c *AerospikeCluster) GetPassword() *string {
 		return password
 	}
 
+	if c.Credentials != nil && c.Credentials.Password != nil {
+		c.pwd.Store(c.Credentials.Password)
+		return c.Credentials.Password
+	}
+
 	if c.Credentials == nil || c.Credentials.PasswordPath == nil {
 		slog.Warn("No credentials provided to read password")
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/model/aerospike_cluster_test.go b/pkg/model/aerospike_cluster_test.go
index e2e8e7e7..0156e84f 100644
--- a/pkg/model/aerospike_cluster_test.go
+++ b/pkg/model/aerospike_cluster_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ func TestAerospikeCluster_GetPassword(t *testing.T) {
 			credentials: &Credentials{
 				User:         nil,
 				PasswordPath: ptr.String(passwordPath),
-				AuthMode:     nil,
 			},
 			expectedPassword: ptr.String("password"),
 			expectedErr:      false,
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ func TestAerospikeCluster_GetPassword(t *testing.T) {
 			credentials: &Credentials{
 				User:         nil,
 				PasswordPath: ptr.String("not-existing.txt"),
-				AuthMode:     nil,
 			},
 			expectedPassword: nil,
 			expectedErr:      true,
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@ func TestAerospikeCluster_GetPasswordCaching(t *testing.T) {
 		Credentials: &Credentials{
 			User:         nil,
 			PasswordPath: ptr.String(passwordPath),
-			AuthMode:     nil,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -96,6 +93,17 @@ func TestAerospikeCluster_GetPasswordCaching(t *testing.T) {
 	passwordAfterCache := cluster.GetPassword()
 	assert.Equal(t, password, passwordAfterCache)
 }
+func TestAerospikeCluster_GetPasswordFromCredentials(t *testing.T) {
+	cluster := &AerospikeCluster{
+		Credentials: &Credentials{
+			User:     nil,
+			Password: ptr.String("password"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	password := cluster.GetPassword()
+	assert.Equal(t, ptr.String("password"), password)
+}
 
 func createValidFile() {
 	text := []byte("password")