diff --git a/pylons_app/templates/admin/users/user_edit.html b/pylons_app/templates/admin/users/user_edit.html
--- a/pylons_app/templates/admin/users/user_edit.html
+++ b/pylons_app/templates/admin/users/user_edit.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
                     <label for="new_password">${_('New password')}:</label>
                 </div>
                 <div class="input">
-                    ${h.text('new_password')}
+                    ${h.password('new_password')}
                 </div>
              </div>
             
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                     <label for="lastname">${_('Lastname')}:</label>
                 </div>
                 <div class="input">
-                    ${h.password('lastname')}
+                    ${h.text('lastname')}
                 </div>
              </div>