diff --git a/helper/communicator/step_connect_winrm.go b/helper/communicator/step_connect_winrm.go
index 8825f98b0..5e7d13824 100644
--- a/helper/communicator/step_connect_winrm.go
+++ b/helper/communicator/step_connect_winrm.go
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ func (s *StepConnectWinRM) waitForWinRM(state multistep.StateBag, ctx context.Co
 			}
 			if config.Password != "" {
 				password = config.Password
+				s.Config.WinRMPassword = password
 			}
 		}