diff --git a/src/bin/common/pgsql.c b/src/bin/common/pgsql.c
index fe36847f4..bee978c2e 100644
--- a/src/bin/common/pgsql.c
+++ b/src/bin/common/pgsql.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ pgsql_open_connection(PGSQL *pgsql)
 			log_error("Failed to connect to %s database at \"%s\", "
 					  "see above for details",
 					  ConnectionTypeToString(pgsql->connectionType),
-					  pgsql->connectionString);
+					  scrubbedConnectionString);
 
 			pgsql->status = PG_CONNECTION_BAD;
 
@@ -2471,7 +2471,12 @@ hostname_from_uri(const char *pguri,
 	conninfo = PQconninfoParse(pguri, &errmsg);
 	if (conninfo == NULL)
 	{
-		log_error("Failed to parse pguri \"%s\": %s", pguri, errmsg);
+		char scrubbedConnectionString[MAXCONNINFO] = { 0 };
+
+		(void) parse_and_scrub_connection_string(pguri, scrubbedConnectionString);
+
+		log_error("Failed to parse pguri \"%s\": %s",
+				  scrubbedConnectionString, errmsg);
 		PQfreemem(errmsg);
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -2542,17 +2547,24 @@ validate_connection_string(const char *connectionString)
 	int length = strlen(connectionString);
 	if (length >= MAXCONNINFO)
 	{
-		log_error("Connection string \"%s\" is %d "
+		/* don't print the connection string here: it may be too long for
+		 * scrubbing to safely handle, and might still contain a password */
+		log_error("Connection string is %d "
 				  "characters, the maximum supported by pg_autoctl is %d",
-				  connectionString, length, MAXCONNINFO);
+				  length, MAXCONNINFO);
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	PQconninfoOption *connInfo = PQconninfoParse(connectionString, &errorMessage);
 	if (connInfo == NULL)
 	{
+		char scrubbedConnectionString[MAXCONNINFO] = { 0 };
+
+		(void) parse_and_scrub_connection_string(connectionString,
+												 scrubbedConnectionString);
+
 		log_error("Failed to parse connection string \"%s\": %s ",
-				  connectionString, errorMessage);
+				  scrubbedConnectionString, errorMessage);
 		PQfreemem(errorMessage);
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_accept.c b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_accept.c
index 7c4fcb506..dfd8e26f3 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_accept.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_accept.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ cli_accept_timeline_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 		{
 			log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-			log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+			log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 		}
 
 		bzero((void *) options.pgSetup.pgdata, sizeof(options.pgSetup.pgdata));
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_common.c b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_common.c
index 9c819fad3..915d5ab08 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_common.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_common.c
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ cli_get_name_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 		{
 			log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-			log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+			log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 
 			/* the rest of the program needs pgdata actually empty */
 			bzero((void *) options.pgSetup.pgdata,
@@ -2145,6 +2145,28 @@ cli_get_name_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * log_connecting_to_monitor logs an INFO message about connecting to the
+ * given monitor URI, with any embedded password replaced by **** (see #1043
+ * -- the monitor URI carries the autoctl_node password in clear text, and
+ * this used to get logged as-is).
+ */
+void
+log_connecting_to_monitor(const char *monitorURI)
+{
+	char scrubbedConnectionString[MAXCONNINFO] = { 0 };
+
+	if (parse_and_scrub_connection_string(monitorURI, scrubbedConnectionString))
+	{
+		log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", scrubbedConnectionString);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		log_info("Connecting to monitor");
+	}
+}
+
+
 /*
  * cli_use_monitor_option returns true when the --monitor option should be
  * used, or when PG_AUTOCTL_MONITOR has been set in the environment. In that
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_common.h b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_common.h
index b18d8f7b1..dce65b2a6 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_common.h
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_common.h
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ bool cli_pg_autoctl_reload(const char *pidfile);
 
 int cli_node_metadata_getopts(int argc, char **argv);
 int cli_get_name_getopts(int argc, char **argv);
+void log_connecting_to_monitor(const char *monitorURI);
 bool cli_use_monitor_option(KeeperConfig *options);
 void cli_monitor_init_from_option_or_config(Monitor *monitor,
 											KeeperConfig *kconfig);
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_config.c b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_config.c
index dfb867764..cf71b534a 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_config.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_config.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "keeper.h"
 #include "monitor.h"
 #include "monitor_config.h"
+#include "parsing.h"
 #include "pidfile.h"
 
 
@@ -366,7 +367,15 @@ cli_config_check_connections(PostgresSetup *pgSetup,
 	/* disconnect from the monitor now */
 	pgsql_finish(&(monitor.pgsql));
 
-	log_info("Connection to monitor ok, using \"%s\"", monitor_pguri);
+	{
+		char scrubbedConnectionString[MAXCONNINFO] = { 0 };
+
+		(void) parse_and_scrub_connection_string(monitor_pguri,
+												 scrubbedConnectionString);
+
+		log_info("Connection to monitor ok, using \"%s\"",
+				 scrubbedConnectionString);
+	}
 
 	if (strcmp(version.installedVersion, PG_AUTOCTL_EXTENSION_VERSION) == 0)
 	{
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_drop_node.c b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_drop_node.c
index 5972c782d..c14c49463 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_drop_node.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_drop_node.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ cli_drop_node_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 		{
 			log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-			log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+			log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 
 			/* the rest of the program needs pgdata actually empty */
 			bzero((void *) options.pgSetup.pgdata,
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_formation.c b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_formation.c
index b06af3bff..42e2c6855 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_formation.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_formation.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ keeper_cli_formation_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 		{
 			log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-			log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+			log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 
 			/* the rest of the program needs pgdata actually empty */
 			bzero((void *) options.pgSetup.pgdata,
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ keeper_cli_formation_create_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 		{
 			log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-			log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+			log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 
 			/* the rest of the program needs pgdata actually empty */
 			bzero((void *) options.pgSetup.pgdata,
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_node.c b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_node.c
index e955eb653..bf793c1e3 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_node.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_node.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "monitor_config.h"
 #include "nodespec.h"
+#include "parsing.h"
 #include "pgsetup.h"
 #include "runprogram.h"
 #include "string_utils.h"
@@ -297,7 +298,11 @@ node_copy_ssl_certs(const NodeSpec *spec)
 
 
 /*
- * log_argv prints an argv[] to the log, masking password arguments.
+ * log_argv prints an argv[] to the log, masking password arguments. The
+ * --monitor argument is a full connection string rather than a bare
+ * password, so it's scrubbed (password replaced by ****) rather than
+ * blanked outright, to keep the rest of the URI visible for context (see
+ * #1043).
  */
 static void
 log_argv(const char *prefix, char **args, int nargs)
@@ -329,7 +334,29 @@ log_argv(const char *prefix, char **args, int nargs)
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		appendPQExpBufferStr(cmd, maskThis ? "****" : args[i]);
+
+		if (maskThis)
+		{
+			appendPQExpBufferStr(cmd, "****");
+		}
+		else if (i > 0 && strcmp(args[i - 1], "--monitor") == 0)
+		{
+			char scrubbedConnectionString[MAXCONNINFO] = { 0 };
+
+			if (parse_and_scrub_connection_string(args[i],
+												  scrubbedConnectionString))
+			{
+				appendPQExpBufferStr(cmd, scrubbedConnectionString);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				appendPQExpBufferStr(cmd, "****");
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			appendPQExpBufferStr(cmd, args[i]);
+		}
 	}
 	log_info("%s: %s", prefix, cmd->data);
 	destroyPQExpBuffer(cmd);
@@ -706,37 +733,7 @@ cli_node_init(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	/* Log the command (masking passwords). */
-	{
-		PQExpBuffer cmd = createPQExpBuffer();
-		static const char *pwFlags[] = {
-			"--monitor-password",
-			"--replication-password",
-			"--autoctl-node-password",
-			NULL
-		};
-		for (int i = 0; i < nargs; i++)
-		{
-			if (i > 0)
-			{
-				appendPQExpBufferChar(cmd, ' ');
-			}
-			bool maskThis = false;
-			if (i > 0)
-			{
-				for (int k = 0; pwFlags[k]; k++)
-				{
-					if (strcmp(args[i - 1], pwFlags[k]) == 0)
-					{
-						maskThis = true;
-						break;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			appendPQExpBufferStr(cmd, maskThis ? "****" : args[i]);
-		}
-		log_info("pg_autoctl node init: %s", cmd->data);
-		destroyPQExpBuffer(cmd);
-	}
+	log_argv("pg_autoctl node init", args, nargs);
 
 	execv(args[0], args);
 
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_perform.c b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_perform.c
index b17ddc8ed..3939ea8d3 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_perform.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_perform.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ cli_perform_failover_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 		{
 			log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-			log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+			log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 		}
 
 		/* the rest of the program needs pgdata actually empty */
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ cli_perform_promotion_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 		{
 			log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-			log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+			log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 
 			/* the rest of the program needs pgdata actually empty */
 			bzero((void *) options.pgSetup.pgdata,
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_show.c b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_show.c
index 3821cb07c..4db00956b 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_show.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_show.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ cli_show_state_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 			if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 			{
 				log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-				log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+				log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 			}
 		}
 		else
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ cli_show_standby_names_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 		{
 			log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-			log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+			log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ cli_show_timeline_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 		{
 			log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-			log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+			log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ cli_show_uri_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 		{
 			log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-			log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+			log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 		}
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_watch.c b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_watch.c
index bc6ac5bfa..e58502722 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_watch.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/cli_watch.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ cli_watch_getopts(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!IS_EMPTY_STRING_BUFFER(options.pgSetup.pgdata))
 		{
 			log_warn("Given --monitor URI, the --pgdata option is ignored");
-			log_info("Connecting to monitor at \"%s\"", options.monitor_pguri);
+			log_connecting_to_monitor(options.monitor_pguri);
 		}
 	}
 	else
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/keeper_config.c b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/keeper_config.c
index 23815d28d..7621ff530 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_autoctl/keeper_config.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_autoctl/keeper_config.c
@@ -636,7 +636,14 @@ keeper_config_to_json(KeeperConfig *config, JSON_Value *js)
 void
 keeper_config_log_settings(KeeperConfig config)
 {
-	log_debug("pg_autoctl.monitor: %s", config.monitor_pguri);
+	{
+		char scrubbedConnectionString[MAXCONNINFO] = { 0 };
+
+		(void) parse_and_scrub_connection_string(config.monitor_pguri,
+												 scrubbedConnectionString);
+
+		log_debug("pg_autoctl.monitor: %s", scrubbedConnectionString);
+	}
 	log_debug("pg_autoctl.formation: %s", config.formation);
 
 	log_debug("postgresql.hostname: %s", config.hostname);
diff --git a/tests/tap/specs/auth.pgaf b/tests/tap/specs/auth.pgaf
index 3a99689fb..c7e52aa4a 100644
--- a/tests/tap/specs/auth.pgaf
+++ b/tests/tap/specs/auth.pgaf
@@ -75,3 +75,16 @@ step test_005_logging_of_passwords {
     logs node2 contains "monitor-password ****"
     logs node2 contains "replication-password ****"
 }
+
+step test_006_no_password_leak_on_monitor_disconnect {
+    # node1 (secondary) cannot reach the monitor while cut off from the
+    # network: its node-active loop keeps retrying node_active() and hitting
+    # the "Failed to connect to monitor database" error path (see #1043).
+    network disconnect node1
+    sleep 5s
+    logs node1 contains "Failed to connect to monitor database"
+    logs node1 contains "****"
+    logs node1 not contains "pg-auto-failover"
+    network connect node1
+    wait until node1 state is secondary  timeout 90s
+}