diff --git a/test/deploy/linux/cassandra/install/debian/roles/configure/tasks/main.yml b/test/deploy/linux/cassandra/install/debian/roles/configure/tasks/main.yml
index 0ad1af3bb..f6db1cb14 100644
--- a/test/deploy/linux/cassandra/install/debian/roles/configure/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/deploy/linux/cassandra/install/debian/roles/configure/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     dest: /etc/cassandra/jmxremote.password
     content: |
       cassandra cassandra
-      newrelic Virtuoso4all
+      newrelic Virtuoso4all!
 
 - name: Add access file
   become: true
diff --git a/test/deploy/linux/cassandra/install/rhel/roles/configure/tasks/main.yml b/test/deploy/linux/cassandra/install/rhel/roles/configure/tasks/main.yml
index e0bd8d908..2bca780f6 100644
--- a/test/deploy/linux/cassandra/install/rhel/roles/configure/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/deploy/linux/cassandra/install/rhel/roles/configure/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     dest: /etc/cassandra/jmxremote.password
     content: |
       cassandra cassandra
-      newrelic Virtuoso4all
+      newrelic Virtuoso4all!
 
 - name: Add access file
   become: true