diff --git a/src/leiningen/deploy.clj b/src/leiningen/deploy.clj
index 758680dae..63b423471 100644
--- a/src/leiningen/deploy.clj
+++ b/src/leiningen/deploy.clj
@@ -48,8 +48,15 @@
                "to avoid prompts.")
       (print "Username: ") (flush)
       (let [username (read-line)
-            password (.readPassword (System/console) "%s"
-                                    (into-array ["Password: "]))]
+            console (System/console)
+            password (if console
+                       (.readPassword console "%s"  (into-array ["Password: "]))
+                       (do
+                         (println "LEIN IS UNABLE TO TURN OFF ECHOING, SO"
+                                  "THE PASSWORD IS PRINTED TO THE CONSOLE")
+                         (print "Password: ")
+                         (flush)
+                         (read-line)))]
         [id (assoc settings :username username :password password)]))))
 
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