diff --git a/test/test_verbose_output.py b/test/test_verbose_output.py
index 86b039a4a..cc606115f 100644
--- a/test/test_verbose_output.py
+++ b/test/test_verbose_output.py
@@ -19,52 +19,52 @@ def test_private_info_arg(self):
             [
                 sys.executable, 'yt_dlp/__main__.py', '-v',
                 '--username', 'johnsmith@gmail.com',
-                '--password', 'secret',
+                '--password', 'my_secret_password',
             ], cwd=rootDir, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         sout, serr = outp.communicate()
         self.assertTrue(b'--username' in serr)
         self.assertTrue(b'johnsmith' not in serr)
         self.assertTrue(b'--password' in serr)
-        self.assertTrue(b'secret' not in serr)
+        self.assertTrue(b'my_secret_password' not in serr)
 
     def test_private_info_shortarg(self):
         outp = subprocess.Popen(
             [
                 sys.executable, 'yt_dlp/__main__.py', '-v',
                 '-u', 'johnsmith@gmail.com',
-                '-p', 'secret',
+                '-p', 'my_secret_password',
             ], cwd=rootDir, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         sout, serr = outp.communicate()
         self.assertTrue(b'-u' in serr)
         self.assertTrue(b'johnsmith' not in serr)
         self.assertTrue(b'-p' in serr)
-        self.assertTrue(b'secret' not in serr)
+        self.assertTrue(b'my_secret_password' not in serr)
 
     def test_private_info_eq(self):
         outp = subprocess.Popen(
             [
                 sys.executable, 'yt_dlp/__main__.py', '-v',
                 '--username=johnsmith@gmail.com',
-                '--password=secret',
+                '--password=my_secret_password',
             ], cwd=rootDir, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         sout, serr = outp.communicate()
         self.assertTrue(b'--username' in serr)
         self.assertTrue(b'johnsmith' not in serr)
         self.assertTrue(b'--password' in serr)
-        self.assertTrue(b'secret' not in serr)
+        self.assertTrue(b'my_secret_password' not in serr)
 
     def test_private_info_shortarg_eq(self):
         outp = subprocess.Popen(
             [
                 sys.executable, 'yt_dlp/__main__.py', '-v',
                 '-u=johnsmith@gmail.com',
-                '-p=secret',
+                '-p=my_secret_password',
             ], cwd=rootDir, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         sout, serr = outp.communicate()
         self.assertTrue(b'-u' in serr)
         self.assertTrue(b'johnsmith' not in serr)
         self.assertTrue(b'-p' in serr)
-        self.assertTrue(b'secret' not in serr)
+        self.assertTrue(b'my_secret_password' not in serr)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':