diff --git a/data/helpers.d/utils b/data/helpers.d/utils
index 6d4de47de..e1feed6b1 100644
--- a/data/helpers.d/utils
+++ b/data/helpers.d/utils
@@ -378,16 +378,18 @@ ynh_secure_remove () {
 ynh_get_plain_key() {
     local prefix="#"
     local founded=0
-    local key=$1
+    # We call this key_ so that it's not caught as
+    # an info to be redacted by the core
+    local key_=$1
     shift
     while read line; do
         if [[ "$founded" == "1" ]] ; then
             [[ "$line" =~ ^${prefix}[^#] ]] && return
             echo $line
-        elif [[ "$line" =~ ^${prefix}${key}$ ]]; then
+        elif [[ "$line" =~ ^${prefix}${key_}$ ]]; then
             if [[ -n "${1:-}" ]]; then
                 prefix+="#"
-                key=$1
+                key_=$1
                 shift
             else
                 founded=1