diff --git a/doc/source/cluster/slurm.rst b/doc/source/cluster/slurm.rst
index 718340c5f..9be636332 100644
--- a/doc/source/cluster/slurm.rst
+++ b/doc/source/cluster/slurm.rst
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Starter SLURM script
   redis_password = sys.argv[1]
   num_cpus = int(sys.argv[2])
 
-  ray.init(address=os.environ["ip_head"], redis_password=redis_password)
+  ray.init(address=os.environ["ip_head"], _redis_password=redis_password)
 
   print("Nodes in the Ray cluster:")
   print(ray.nodes())
diff --git a/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py b/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py
index 57038d435..a4b0b690d 100644
--- a/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py
+++ b/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ def start(node_ip_address, redis_address, address, redis_port, port,
                     cli_logger.print(
                         "ray{}init(address{}{}{})", c.magenta("."),
                         c.magenta("="), c.yellow("'auto'"),
-                        ", redis_password{}{}".format(
+                        ", _redis_password{}{}".format(
                             c.magenta("="),
                             c.yellow("'" + redis_password + "'"))
                         if redis_password else "")
diff --git a/python/ray/tests/test_cli_patterns/test_ray_start.txt b/python/ray/tests/test_cli_patterns/test_ray_start.txt
index bc7d5f2c5..807634301 100644
--- a/python/ray/tests/test_cli_patterns/test_ray_start.txt
+++ b/python/ray/tests/test_cli_patterns/test_ray_start.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Next steps
 
   Alternatively, use the following Python code:
     import ray
-    ray\.init\(address='auto', redis_password='.+'\)
+    ray\.init\(address='auto', _redis_password='.+'\)
 
   If connection fails, check your firewall settings and network configuration.