diff --git a/components/automate-cs-bookshelf/habitat/hooks/run b/components/automate-cs-bookshelf/habitat/hooks/run
index 04a21d8a463..2d37e10e764 100644
--- a/components/automate-cs-bookshelf/habitat/hooks/run
+++ b/components/automate-cs-bookshelf/habitat/hooks/run
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fi
 
 
 exec secrets-helper exec \
-     --optional-secret userconfig.pg_superuser_password \
+     --secret userconfig.pg_superuser_password \
      --secret bookshelf.access_key_id \
      --secret bookshelf.secret_access_key \
      -- \
diff --git a/components/automate-cs-oc-bifrost/habitat/hooks/run b/components/automate-cs-oc-bifrost/habitat/hooks/run
index 990d2acf201..b22dfdaf7f6 100644
--- a/components/automate-cs-oc-bifrost/habitat/hooks/run
+++ b/components/automate-cs-oc-bifrost/habitat/hooks/run
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ secrets-helper generate oc_bifrost.superuser_id 32 --if-not-exists
 
 exec secrets-helper exec \
      --secret oc_bifrost.superuser_id \
-     --optional-secret userconfig.pg_superuser_password \
+     --secret userconfig.pg_superuser_password \
      -- \
      oc_bifrost foreground
diff --git a/components/automate-cs-oc-erchef/habitat/hooks/run b/components/automate-cs-oc-erchef/habitat/hooks/run
index a3ca1bcd0d8..0a51db0f236 100644
--- a/components/automate-cs-oc-erchef/habitat/hooks/run
+++ b/components/automate-cs-oc-erchef/habitat/hooks/run
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ exec secrets-helper exec \
      --secret bookshelf.access_key_id \
      --secret bookshelf.secret_access_key \
      --secret chef-server.webui_pub_key \
-     --optional-secret userconfig.pg_superuser_password \
+     --secret userconfig.pg_superuser_password \
      --optional-secret data_collector.token \
      -- \
      {{~#if cfg.memory.max_bytes}}