diff --git a/tools/install_demo_configuration.sh b/tools/install_demo_configuration.sh
index aee6748e85..07fea0ddd0 100755
--- a/tools/install_demo_configuration.sh
+++ b/tools/install_demo_configuration.sh
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ if [ -n "$initialAdminPassword" ]; then
 else
   ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(head $OPENSEARCH_CONF_DIR/opensearch-security/initialAdminPassword.txt)
 fi
-echo "ADMIN PASSWORD SET TO: $ADMIN_PASSWORD"
+echo "ADMIN PASSWORD SET TO: $($ADMIN_PASSWORD)"
 
 if [ -z "$ADMIN_PASSWORD" ]; then
     echo "Unable to find the admin password for the cluster. Please run 'export initialAdminPassword=<your_password>' or create a file {OPENSEARCH_ROOT}/config/initialAdminPassword.txt with a single line that contains the password."