diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ftp/Ftp.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ftp/Ftp.node.ts
index e7d03b1d9f..70f3ed726a 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ftp/Ftp.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Ftp/Ftp.node.ts
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ export class Ftp implements INodeType {
 							host: credentials.host as string,
 							port: credentials.port as number,
 							username: credentials.username as string,
+							password: (credentials.password as string) || undefined,
 							privateKey: formatPrivateKey(credentials.privateKey as string),
 							passphrase: credentials.passphrase as string | undefined,
 						});
@@ -525,6 +526,7 @@ export class Ftp implements INodeType {
 						host: credentials.host as string,
 						port: credentials.port as number,
 						username: credentials.username as string,
+						password: (credentials.password as string) || undefined,
 						privateKey: formatPrivateKey(credentials.privateKey as string),
 						passphrase: credentials.passphrase as string | undefined,
 					});