diff --git a/client/lib/widgets/auth_screen.dart b/client/lib/widgets/auth_screen.dart
index cd21e21..9abc1e4 100644
--- a/client/lib/widgets/auth_screen.dart
+++ b/client/lib/widgets/auth_screen.dart
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class _AuthScreenState extends ConsumerState<AuthScreen> {
         _field(c, icon: PangolinIcons.shieldCheck, label: t.codeLabel,
             child: TextField(controller: _code, keyboardType: TextInputType.number, maxLength: 6,
                 style: PangolinText.mono.copyWith(letterSpacing: 6, color: c.fg1),
-                decoration: _bare.copyWith(counterText: '', hintText: '······'), onChanged: (_) => setState(() {}))),
+                decoration: _bare.copyWith(counterText: '', hintText: ''), onChanged: (_) => setState(() {}))),
         const SizedBox(height: 8),
         PangolinButton(label: t.doNext, expand: true, onPressed: (_sent && _code.text.length == 6) ? () => setState(() => _step = 1) : null),
       ]);