diff --git a/otc/observability.buildth.ing/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack/manifests/vmauth.yaml b/otc/observability.buildth.ing/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack/manifests/vmauth.yaml
index 5759093..374511d 100644
--- a/otc/observability.buildth.ing/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack/manifests/vmauth.yaml
+++ b/otc/observability.buildth.ing/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack/manifests/vmauth.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: observability
 spec:
   username: simple-user
-  passwordRef:
-    key: password
-    name: simple-user-secret
+  password: sx5gC7ooWaWOODwD
   targetRefs:
     - static:
         url: http://vmsingle-o12y:8429