diff --git a/pyasic/miners/backends/hiveon.py b/pyasic/miners/backends/hiveon.py
index 7f0cf232..47828b44 100644
--- a/pyasic/miners/backends/hiveon.py
+++ b/pyasic/miners/backends/hiveon.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 from typing import List, Optional
 
+from pyasic import settings
 from pyasic.data import HashBoard
 from pyasic.miners.backends import BMMiner
 from pyasic.miners.base import DataFunction, DataLocations, DataOptions, RPCAPICommand
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ HIVEON_DATA_LOC = DataLocations(
 class Hiveon(BMMiner):
     def __init__(self, ip: str, api_ver: str = "0.0.0") -> None:
         super().__init__(ip, api_ver)
-        self.pwd = "admin"
+        self.pwd = settings.get("default_hive_password", "admin")
         # static data
         self.api_type = "Hiveon"
         # data gathering locations
diff --git a/pyasic/miners/base.py b/pyasic/miners/base.py
index 161dd2db..2a6fdfa2 100644
--- a/pyasic/miners/base.py
+++ b/pyasic/miners/base.py
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ class BaseMiner(ABC):
         self.api = None
         self.web = None
 
-        self.ssh_pwd = "root"
-
         # static data
         self.ip = ip
         self.api_type = None
@@ -165,7 +163,6 @@ class BaseMiner(ABC):
 
     @pwd.setter
     def pwd(self, val):
-        self.ssh_pwd = val
         try:
             if self.web is not None:
                 self.web.pwd = val
@@ -202,7 +199,7 @@ class BaseMiner(ABC):
                 str(self.ip),
                 known_hosts=None,
                 username="root",
-                password=self.ssh_pwd,
+                password=self.pwd,
                 server_host_key_algs=["ssh-rsa"],
             )
             return conn
diff --git a/pyasic/rpc/__init__.py b/pyasic/rpc/__init__.py
index ed5cc0c0..d82f3b13 100644
--- a/pyasic/rpc/__init__.py
+++ b/pyasic/rpc/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class BaseMinerRPCAPI:
         # ip address of the miner
         self.ip = ipaddress.ip_address(ip)
 
-        self.pwd = "admin"
+        self.pwd = None
 
     def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         if cls is BaseMinerRPCAPI:
diff --git a/pyasic/settings/__init__.py b/pyasic/settings/__init__.py
index d1c0f608..78e1cb48 100644
--- a/pyasic/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/pyasic/settings/__init__.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ _settings = {  # defaults
     "default_bosminer_password": "root",
     "default_vnish_password": "admin",
     "default_goldshell_password": "123456789",
+    "default_hive_password": "admin",
     "socket_linger_time": 1000,
 }
 
diff --git a/pyasic/web/__init__.py b/pyasic/web/__init__.py
index abcc9ab6..ecd836ad 100644
--- a/pyasic/web/__init__.py
+++ b/pyasic/web/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class BaseWebAPI(ABC):
         # ip address of the miner
         self.ip = ip  # ipaddress.ip_address(ip)
         self.username = "root"
-        self.pwd = "root"
+        self.pwd = None
         self.port = 80
 
     def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):