diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8a17c53c..21a41927b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SET(WITH_WALLET TRUE CACHE BOOL "enable wallet")
 SET(USE_SSE2 FALSE CACHE BOOL "enable scrypt sse2")
 SET(USE_TPM2 TRUE CACHE BOOL "enable tpm2")
 SET(USE_OPENENCLAVE FALSE CACHE BOOL "enable openenclave")
-SET(TEST_PASSWD FALSE CACHE BOOL "enable test password")
+SET(TEST_PASSWD TRUE CACHE BOOL "enable test password")
 SET(RANDOM_DEVICE "/dev/urandom" CACHE STRING "set the device to read random data from")
 
 # Set a default build type if none was specified
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 108644f03..2469404ce 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(tests,
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([test-passwd],
   [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-test-passwd],
-  [enable test password for encrypt/decrypt])],
+  [enable test password for encrypt/decrypt (default is yes)])],
   [test_passwd=$enableval],
   [test_passwd=yes])
 
diff --git a/src/seal.c b/src/seal.c
index bdd55a66e..0cb598378 100644
--- a/src/seal.c
+++ b/src/seal.c
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ LIBDOGECOIN_API dogecoin_bool dogecoin_encrypt_seed_with_tpm(const SEED seed, co
         return false;
     }
 
+#ifndef TEST_PASSWD
     // Set the UI policy to force high protection (PIN dialog)
     NCRYPT_UI_POLICY uiPolicy;
     memset(&uiPolicy, 0, sizeof(NCRYPT_UI_POLICY));
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ LIBDOGECOIN_API dogecoin_bool dogecoin_encrypt_seed_with_tpm(const SEED seed, co
         NCryptFreeObject(hProvider);
         return false;
     }
+#endif
 
     // Generate a new encryption key in the TPM storage provider
     status = NCryptFinalizeKey(hEncryptionKey, 0);
@@ -705,6 +707,7 @@ LIBDOGECOIN_API dogecoin_bool dogecoin_generate_hdnode_encrypt_with_tpm(dogecoin
         return false;
     }
 
+#ifndef TEST_PASSWD
     // Set the UI policy to force high protection (PIN dialog)
     NCRYPT_UI_POLICY uiPolicy;
     memset(&uiPolicy, 0, sizeof(NCRYPT_UI_POLICY));
@@ -719,6 +722,7 @@ LIBDOGECOIN_API dogecoin_bool dogecoin_generate_hdnode_encrypt_with_tpm(dogecoin
         NCryptFreeObject(hProvider);
         return false;
     }
+#endif
 
     // Generate a new encryption key in the TPM storage provider
     status = NCryptFinalizeKey(hEncryptionKey, 0);
@@ -1344,6 +1348,7 @@ LIBDOGECOIN_API dogecoin_bool dogecoin_generate_mnemonic_encrypt_with_tpm(MNEMON
         return false;
     }
 
+#ifndef TEST_PASSWD
     // Set the UI policy to force high protection (PIN dialog)
     NCRYPT_UI_POLICY uiPolicy;
     memset(&uiPolicy, 0, sizeof(NCRYPT_UI_POLICY));
@@ -1358,6 +1363,7 @@ LIBDOGECOIN_API dogecoin_bool dogecoin_generate_mnemonic_encrypt_with_tpm(MNEMON
         NCryptFreeObject(hProvider);
         return false;
     }
+#endif
 
     // Generate a new encryption key in the TPM storage provider
     status = NCryptFinalizeKey(hEncryptionKey, 0);