diff --git a/fastapi_admin/common.py b/fastapi_admin/common.py
index f3f9e1d..2b63bc2 100644
--- a/fastapi_admin/common.py
+++ b/fastapi_admin/common.py
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ async def handle_m2m_fields_create_or_update(
     for k, v in body.items():
         if k in m2m_fields:
             m2m_body[k] = copy_body.pop(k)
-    password = copy_body.pop("password", None)
     if model == user_model and not create:
+        password = copy_body.get("password")
         user = await user_model.get(pk=pk)
         if user.password != password:
             copy_body["password"] = pwd_context.hash(password)