diff --git a/apps/common/utils/encode.py b/apps/common/utils/encode.py
index 6f34d65e0..a50493d81 100644
--- a/apps/common/utils/encode.py
+++ b/apps/common/utils/encode.py
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ def _parse_ssh_private_key(text, password=None):
                 dsa.DSAPrivateKey,
                 ed25519.Ed25519PrivateKey,
     """
+    if not bool(password):
+        password = None
     if isinstance(text, str):
         try:
             text = text.encode("utf-8")