diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx
index 775087b0..8e82d750 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/util/inputs.tsx
@@ -153,19 +153,17 @@ export const VoidInputBox2 = forwardRef<HTMLTextAreaElement, InputBox2Props>(fun
 })
 
 
-export const VoidSimpleInputBox = ({ value, onChangeValue, placeholder, className, disabled, ...inputProps }: {
+export const VoidSimpleInputBox = ({ value, onChangeValue, placeholder, className, disabled, passwordBlur, ...inputProps }: {
 	value: string;
 	onChangeValue: (value: string) => void;
 	placeholder: string;
 	className?: string;
 	disabled?: boolean;
+	passwordBlur?: boolean;
 } & React.InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement>) => {
-	const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
 	return (
 		<input
-			ref={inputRef}
-			type="text"
 			value={value}
 			onChange={(e) => onChangeValue(e.target.value)}
 			placeholder={placeholder}
@@ -174,10 +172,12 @@ export const VoidSimpleInputBox = ({ value, onChangeValue, placeholder, classNam
 				${disabled ? 'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed' : ''}
 				${className}`}
 			style={{
+				...passwordBlur && { WebkitTextSecurity: 'disc' },
 				background: asCssVariable(inputBackground),
 				color: asCssVariable(inputForeground)
 			}}
 			{...inputProps}
+			type={undefined} // VS Code is doing some annoyingness that breaks paste if this is defined
 		/>
 	);
 };
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/Settings.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/Settings.tsx
index 3c6d2245..3b97463a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/void-settings-tsx/Settings.tsx
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ const ProviderSetting = ({ providerName, settingName }: { providerName: Provider
 	const settingsState = useSettingsState()
 
 	const settingValue = settingsState.settingsOfProvider[providerName][settingName] as string // this should always be a string in this component
+	console.log(`providerName:${providerName} settingName: ${settingName}, settingValue: ${settingValue}`)
 	if (typeof settingValue !== 'string') {
 		console.log('Error: Provider setting had a non-string value.')
 		return
@@ -274,11 +275,9 @@ const ProviderSetting = ({ providerName, settingName }: { providerName: Provider
 				onChangeValue={useCallback((newVal) => {
 					voidSettingsService.setSettingOfProvider(providerName, settingName, newVal)
 				}, [voidSettingsService, providerName, settingName])}
-
 				// placeholder={`${providerTitle} ${settingTitle} (${placeholder})`}
 				placeholder={`${settingTitle} (${placeholder})`}
-
-				type={isPasswordField ? 'password' : 'text'}
+				passwordBlur={isPasswordField}
 			/>
 			{subTextMd === undefined ? null : <div className='py-1 px-3 opacity-50 text-sm'>
 				<ChatMarkdownRender string={subTextMd} chatMessageLocation={undefined} />