diff --git a/detect_secrets/plugins/keyword.py b/detect_secrets/plugins/keyword.py
index ec3edd17b..c07a2b454 100644
--- a/detect_secrets/plugins/keyword.py
+++ b/detect_secrets/plugins/keyword.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
     'none',
     'none,',
     'none}',
+    'nopasswd',
     'not',
     'not_real_key',
     'null',