diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-fleet-user-add b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-fleet-user-add
index e905424a9..9d80c2076 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-fleet-user-add
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-fleet-user-add
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fi
 read -rs FLEET_PASS
 
 if ! check_password "$FLEET_PASS"; then
-  echo "Password is invalid. Please exclude single quotes, double quotes and backslashes from the password."
+  echo "Password is invalid. Please exclude single quotes, double quotes, dollar signs, and backslashes from the password."
   exit 2
 fi
 
diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-fleet-user-update b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-fleet-user-update
index e6a142d1d..793f7b622 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-fleet-user-update
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-fleet-user-update
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fi
 read -rs FLEET_PASS
 
 if ! check_password "$FLEET_PASS"; then
-  echo "Password is invalid. Please exclude single quotes, double quotes and backslashes from the password."
+  echo "Password is invalid. Please exclude single quotes, double quotes, dollar signs, and backslashes from the password."
   exit 2
 fi
 
diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-thehive-user-add b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-thehive-user-add
index 5d174fdf1..e26dc58fc 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-thehive-user-add
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-thehive-user-add
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fi
 read -rs THEHIVE_PASS
 
 if ! check_password "$THEHIVE_PASS"; then
-  echo "Password is invalid. Please exclude single quotes, double quotes and backslashes from the password."
+  echo "Password is invalid. Please exclude single quotes, double quotes, dollar signs, and backslashes from the password."
   exit 2
 fi
 
diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-thehive-user-update b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-thehive-user-update
index 6df199f6a..fdda5eaa7 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-thehive-user-update
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-thehive-user-update
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fi
 read -rs THEHIVE_PASS
 
 if ! check_password "$THEHIVE_PASS"; then
-  echo "Password is invalid. Please exclude single quotes, double quotes and backslashes from the password."
+  echo "Password is invalid. Please exclude single quotes, double quotes, dollar signs, and backslashes from the password."
   exit 2
 fi
 
diff --git a/setup/so-whiptail b/setup/so-whiptail
index 780411841..125335729 100755
--- a/setup/so-whiptail
+++ b/setup/so-whiptail
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ whiptail_invalid_pass_characters_warning() {
 
 	[ -n "$TESTING" ] && return
 
-	whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --msgbox "Password is invalid. Please exclude single quotes, double quotes and backslashes from the password." 8 75
+	whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --msgbox "Password is invalid. Please exclude single quotes, double quotes, dollar signs, and backslashes from the password." 8 75
 }
 
 whiptail_invalid_pass_warning() {