diff --git a/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup b/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
index 088d692c8..d52b67625 100755
--- a/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
+++ b/xCAT-client/bin/mysqlsetup
@@ -1717,7 +1717,11 @@ sub restorexcatdb
 
     # restore it
     my $cmd = "XCATBYPASS=y XCATCFG=\"$xcatcfg\"  restorexCATdb -p $::backupdir";
+    # not display passwords in verbose mode
+    my $tmpv = $::VERBOSE;
+    $::VERBOSE = 0;
     xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, 0);
+    $::VERBOSE = $tmpv;
     if ($::RUNCMD_RC != 0)
     {
         xCAT::MsgUtils->message("E", " $cmd failed.");