diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/SetGitlabCdVariables.php b/app/Console/Commands/SetGitlabCdVariables.php
index b94fe8d..bede3d1 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/SetGitlabCdVariables.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/SetGitlabCdVariables.php
@@ -245,9 +245,8 @@ class SetGitlabCdVariables extends Command
                     EnvironmentScope::staging->value => (new CdEnvVariable(
                         environment_scope: EnvironmentScope::staging,
                         key: 'MAIL_PASSWORD',
-                        value: 'changeme',
+                        value: 'null',
                         protected: true,
-                        masked: true,
                     ))->isProjectDefault(),
                     EnvironmentScope::production->value => (new CdEnvVariable(
                         environment_scope: EnvironmentScope::production,