diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e0244ec..4f06ab4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"time"
-
+	"fmt"
+	"golang.org/x/term"
+        "strings"
 	"github.com/erikgeiser/promptkit/confirmation"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/v2/openstack/compute/v2/flavors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -83,6 +85,22 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 		}
 
+		if password == "" {
+		    if !term.IsTerminal(int(os.Stdin.Fd())) {
+		        return fmt.Errorf("password is required but terminal is not interactive; please provide --vmware-password flag")
+		    }
+		    fmt.Print("Enter VMware Password: ")
+		    
+		    // ReadPassword hides the user's typing for security
+		    bytePassword, err := term.ReadPassword(int(os.Stdin.Fd()))
+		    if err != nil {
+		        fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error reading password: %v\n", err)
+		        return err
+		    }
+		    password = strings.TrimSpace(string(bytePassword))
+		    fmt.Println() // Add a newline since ReadPassword doesn't print one
+		}
+
 		endpointUrl := &url.URL{
 			Scheme: "https",
 			Host:   endpoint,
@@ -335,7 +353,6 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("vmware-username")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&password, "vmware-password", "", "VMware password")
-	rootCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("vmware-password")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&path, "vmware-path", "", "VMware VM path (e.g. '/Datacenter/vm/VM')")
 	rootCmd.MarkPersistentFlagRequired("vmware-path")