diff --git a/src/home/homed-home.c b/src/home/homed-home.c
index 38da41332b..be6a7bf515 100644
--- a/src/home/homed-home.c
+++ b/src/home/homed-home.c
@@ -1300,7 +1300,16 @@ static int home_start_work(
         if (stdin_fd < 0)
                 return stdin_fd;
 
-        log_debug("Sending to worker: %s", formatted);
+        if (DEBUG_LOGGING) {
+                _cleanup_(erase_and_freep) char *censored_text = NULL;
+
+                /* Suppress sensitive fields in the debug output */
+                r = sd_json_variant_format(v, /* flags= */ SD_JSON_FORMAT_CENSOR_SENSITIVE, &censored_text);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+
+                log_debug("Sending to worker: %s", censored_text);
+        }
 
         stdout_fd = memfd_new("homework-stdout");
         if (stdout_fd < 0)