diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/admin/cluster/node/reload/NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/admin/cluster/node/reload/NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest.java
index 415331a1b33bd..9007408ea9e8d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/admin/cluster/node/reload/NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/action/admin/cluster/node/reload/NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest extends BaseNodesRequest<NodesRelo
     private SecureString secureSettingsPassword;
 
     public NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest() {
-        super((String[]) null);
+        super(true, (String[]) null);
     }
 
     public NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
      * nodes.
      */
     public NodesReloadSecureSettingsRequest(String... nodesIds) {
-        super(nodesIds);
+        super(true, nodesIds);
     }
 
     @Nullable