diff --git a/tasks/configure-ert/task.sh b/tasks/configure-ert/task.sh
index db2170835..0f2d49c04 100755
--- a/tasks/configure-ert/task.sh
+++ b/tasks/configure-ert/task.sh
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ cf_properties=$(
       ".properties.system_database.external.silk_password": { "value": { "secret": $db_silk_password } },
       ".properties.system_database.external.silk_username": { "value": $db_silk_username },
       ".properties.system_database.external.uaa_password": { "value": $db_uaa_password },
-      ".properties.system_database.external.uaa_username": { "value": $db_uaa_username },
+      ".properties.system_database.external.uaa_username": { "value": {"secret" : $db_uaa_username } },
       ".properties.tcp_routing": { "value": "disable" },
       ".properties.uaa_database": { "value": "external" },
       ".properties.uaa_database.external.host": { "value": $db_host },