diff --git a/tasks/create_unix_user.yml b/tasks/create_unix_user.yml
index 3af42e3..c633526 100644
--- a/tasks/create_unix_user.yml
+++ b/tasks/create_unix_user.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@
     create_home: "{{ unix_user.value.create_home | default(true) }}"
     home: "{{ user_user_home }}"
     shell: "{{ unix_user.value.shell | default('/bin/bash') }}"
-    password: "{{ (unix_user.value.password | password_hash('sha512')) | default('!') }}"
+    password: "{{ unix_user.value.password | password_hash('sha512') if unix_user.value.password is defined and unix_user.value.password | length > 0 else '!' }}"
     state: present
   when: unix_user.value.groups is not defined and unix_user.value.uid is not defined
-  no_log: true
 
 - name: "Create unix user without additional groups and with uid: {{ unix_user.key }}"
   ansible.builtin.user:
@@ -26,10 +25,9 @@
     create_home: "{{ unix_user.value.create_home | default(true) }}"
     home: "{{ user_user_home }}"
     shell: "{{ unix_user.value.shell | default('/bin/bash') }}"
-    password: "{{ (unix_user.value.password | password_hash('sha512')) | default('!') }}"
+    password: "{{ unix_user.value.password | password_hash('sha512') if unix_user.value.password is defined and unix_user.value.password | length > 0 else '!' }}"
     state: present
   when: unix_user.value.groups is not defined and unix_user.value.uid is defined
-  no_log: true
 
 - name: "Create unix user with additional groups and uid: {{ unix_user.key }}"
   ansible.builtin.user:
@@ -41,10 +39,9 @@
     create_home: "{{ unix_user.value.create_home | default(true) }}"
     home: "{{ user_user_home }}"
     shell: "{{ unix_user.value.shell | default('/bin/bash') }}"
-    password: "{{ (unix_user.value.password | password_hash('sha512')) | default('!') }}"
+    password: "{{ unix_user.value.password | password_hash('sha512') if unix_user.value.password is defined and unix_user.value.password | length > 0 else '!' }}"
     state: present
   when: unix_user.value.groups is defined and unix_user.value.uid is defined
-  no_log: true
 
 - name: "Create unix user with additional groups and without uid: {{ unix_user.key }}"
   ansible.builtin.user:
@@ -55,10 +52,9 @@
     create_home: "{{ unix_user.value.create_home | default(true) }}"
     home: "{{ user_user_home }}"
     shell: "{{ unix_user.value.shell | default('/bin/bash') }}"
-    password: "{{ (unix_user.value.password | password_hash('sha512')) | default('!') }}"
+    password: "{{ unix_user.value.password | password_hash('sha512') if unix_user.value.password is defined and unix_user.value.password | length > 0 else '!' }}"
     state: present
   when: unix_user.value.groups is defined and unix_user.value.uid is not defined
-  no_log: true
 
 - name: "Create .ssh directory for unix user: {{ unix_user.key }}"
   ansible.builtin.file: