diff --git a/resources/charts/bitcoincore/templates/configmap.yaml b/resources/charts/bitcoincore/templates/configmap.yaml
index e666d0ed5..7d540bee3 100644
--- a/resources/charts/bitcoincore/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/resources/charts/bitcoincore/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ data:
     {{ template "bitcoincore.check_semver" . }}
     {{- .Values.baseConfig | nindent 4 }}
     rpcport={{ index .Values .Values.chain "RPCPort" }}
+    rpcpassword={{ .Values.rpcpassword }}
     zmqpubrawblock=tcp://0.0.0.0:{{ .Values.ZMQBlockPort }}
     zmqpubrawtx=tcp://0.0.0.0:{{ .Values.ZMQTxPort }}
     {{- .Values.defaultConfig | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/resources/charts/bitcoincore/templates/pod.yaml b/resources/charts/bitcoincore/templates/pod.yaml
index bde1c9ea6..f65807320 100644
--- a/resources/charts/bitcoincore/templates/pod.yaml
+++ b/resources/charts/bitcoincore/templates/pod.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ metadata:
     {{- end }}
     chain: {{ .Values.chain }}
     RPCPort: "{{ index .Values .Values.chain "RPCPort" }}"
+    rpcpassword: {{ .Values.rpcpassword }}
     app: {{ include "bitcoincore.fullname" . }}
     {{- if .Values.collectLogs }}
     collect_logs: "true"
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ spec:
         - name: BITCOIN_RPC_USER
           value: user
         - name: BITCOIN_RPC_PASSWORD
-          value: password
+          value: {{ .Values.rpcpassword }}
         {{- if .Values.metrics }}
         - name: METRICS
           value: {{ .Values.metrics }}
diff --git a/resources/charts/bitcoincore/values.yaml b/resources/charts/bitcoincore/values.yaml
index 1ffb8f5e5..4736d6415 100644
--- a/resources/charts/bitcoincore/values.yaml
+++ b/resources/charts/bitcoincore/values.yaml
@@ -124,12 +124,13 @@ baseConfig: |
   fallbackfee=0.00001000
   listen=1
   rpcuser=user
-  rpcpassword=password
+  # rpcpassword MUST be set as a chart value
   rpcallowip=0.0.0.0/0
   rpcbind=0.0.0.0
   rest=1
   # rpcport and zmq endpoints are configured by chain in configmap.yaml
 
+rpcpassword: gn0cchi
 
 config: ""
 
diff --git a/src/warnet/control.py b/src/warnet/control.py
index 6db4aec1a..43c895cfb 100644
--- a/src/warnet/control.py
+++ b/src/warnet/control.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def run(scenario_file: str, debug: bool, source_dir, additional_args: tuple[str]
             "rpc_host": tank.status.pod_ip,
             "rpc_port": int(tank.metadata.labels["RPCPort"]),
             "rpc_user": "user",
-            "rpc_password": "password",
+            "rpc_password": tank.metadata.labels["rpcpassword"],
             "init_peers": [],
         }
         for tank in tankpods