diff --git a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/controls/SecPasswordField.java b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/controls/SecPasswordField.java
index 69124db4e..371dddf36 100644
--- a/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/controls/SecPasswordField.java
+++ b/main/ui/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/controls/SecPasswordField.java
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ public class SecPasswordField extends PasswordField {
 	public void swipe() {
 		swipe(content);
 		length = 0;
+		setText(null);
 	}
 
 	private void swipe(char[] buffer) {