diff --git a/scripts/authelia-scripts-hash-password b/scripts/authelia-scripts-hash-password
index e8e25d5c..a8ac7a59 100755
--- a/scripts/authelia-scripts-hash-password
+++ b/scripts/authelia-scripts-hash-password
@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@ program
   })
   .parse(process.argv);
 
+if (!password) {
+  program.help();
+}
+
 console.log(ssha512(password, program.salt || 16, program.rounds || 500000));