diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py
index 7971e7256..e739901f1 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import abc
 import logging
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Optional, Union
 
 import pypsrp
 import spnego
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from urllib3 import connectionpool
 
 from infection_monkey.exploit.consts import WIN_ARCH_32, WIN_ARCH_64
 from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.auth_options import AuthOptions
-from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.credentials import Credentials
+from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.credentials import Credentials, SecretType
 from infection_monkey.model import GET_ARCH_WINDOWS
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ def _set_sensitive_packages_log_level_to_error():
         logging.getLogger(package.__name__).setLevel(logging.ERROR)
 
 
+def format_password(credentials: Credentials) -> Optional[str]:
+    if credentials.secret_type == SecretType.CACHED:
+        return None
+
+    if credentials.secret_type == SecretType.PASSWORD:
+        return credentials.secret
+
+    if credentials.secret_type == SecretType.LM_HASH:
+        return f"{credentials.secret}:00000000000000000000000000000000"
+
+    if credentials.secret_type == SecretType.NT_HASH:
+        return f"00000000000000000000000000000000:{credentials.secret}"
+
+    raise ValueError(f"Unknown secret type {credentials.secret_type}")
+
+
 class IPowerShellClient(Protocol, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def execute_cmd(self, cmd: str) -> str:
@@ -53,7 +69,7 @@ class PowerShellClient(IPowerShellClient):
         self._client = Client(
             ip_addr,
             username=credentials.username,
-            password=credentials.secret,
+            password=format_password(credentials),
             cert_validation=False,
             auth=auth_options.auth_type,
             encryption=auth_options.encryption,
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/test_powershell_client.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/test_powershell_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73f7ea64c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/test_powershell_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import pytest
+
+from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.credentials import Credentials, SecretType
+from infection_monkey.exploit.powershell_utils.powershell_client import format_password
+
+
+def test_format_cached_credentials():
+    expected = None
+    creds = Credentials("test_user", expected, SecretType.CACHED)
+
+    actual = format_password(creds)
+
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
+def test_format_password():
+    expected = "test_password"
+    creds = Credentials("test_user", expected, SecretType.PASSWORD)
+
+    actual = format_password(creds)
+
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
+def test_format_lm_hash():
+    lm_hash = "c080132b6f2a0c4e5d1029cc06f48a92"
+    expected = f"{lm_hash}:00000000000000000000000000000000"
+
+    creds = Credentials("test_user", lm_hash, SecretType.LM_HASH)
+
+    actual = format_password(creds)
+
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
+def test_format_nt_hash():
+    nt_hash = "c080132b6f2a0c4e5d1029cc06f48a92"
+    expected = f"00000000000000000000000000000000:{nt_hash}"
+
+    creds = Credentials("test_user", nt_hash, SecretType.NT_HASH)
+
+    actual = format_password(creds)
+
+    assert expected == actual
+
+
+def test_invalid_secret_type():
+
+    creds = Credentials("test_user", "secret", "Bogus_Secret")
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        format_password(creds)