diff --git a/internal/manager/api_impl/worker_auth.go b/internal/manager/api_impl/worker_auth.go
index f5e59634..a5c2e9b7 100644
--- a/internal/manager/api_impl/worker_auth.go
+++ b/internal/manager/api_impl/worker_auth.go
@@ -22,8 +22,28 @@ const (
 
 var (
 	errAuthBad = errors.New("no such worker known")
+
+	passwordHasher = BCryptHasher{}
 )
 
+type WorkerPasswordHasher interface {
+	GenerateHashedPassword(password []byte) ([]byte, error)
+	CompareHashAndPassword(hashedPassword, password []byte) error
+}
+
+// BCryptHasher uses BCrypt to hash the worker passwords.
+type BCryptHasher struct{}
+
+func (h BCryptHasher) GenerateHashedPassword(password []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	// The default BCrypt cost is made for important passwords. For Flamenco, the
+	// Worker password is not that important.
+	const bcryptCost = bcrypt.MinCost
+	return bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword(password, bcryptCost)
+}
+func (h BCryptHasher) CompareHashAndPassword(hashedPassword, password []byte) error {
+	return bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword(hashedPassword, password)
+}
+
 // OpenAPI authentication function for authing workers.
 // The worker will be fetched from the database and stored in the request context.
 func WorkerAuth(ctx context.Context, authInfo *openapi3filter.AuthenticationInput, persist PersistenceService) error {
@@ -49,7 +69,7 @@ func WorkerAuth(ctx context.Context, authInfo *openapi3filter.AuthenticationInpu
 	}
 
 	// Check the password.
-	err = bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(hashedSecret), []byte(p))
+	err = passwordHasher.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(hashedSecret), []byte(p))
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warn().Str("username", u).Msg("authentication error")
 		return authInfo.NewError(errAuthBad)
diff --git a/internal/manager/api_impl/workers.go b/internal/manager/api_impl/workers.go
index 92a8eaa2..64be08a9 100644
--- a/internal/manager/api_impl/workers.go
+++ b/internal/manager/api_impl/workers.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
-	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
 
 	"git.blender.org/flamenco/internal/manager/last_rendered"
 	"git.blender.org/flamenco/internal/manager/persistence"
@@ -23,10 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"git.blender.org/flamenco/pkg/api"
 )
 
-// The default BCrypt cost is made for important passwords. For Flamenco, the
-// Worker password is not that important.
-const bcryptCost = bcrypt.MinCost
-
 // RegisterWorker registers a new worker and stores it in the database.
 func (f *Flamenco) RegisterWorker(e echo.Context) error {
 	logger := requestLogger(e)
@@ -42,7 +37,7 @@ func (f *Flamenco) RegisterWorker(e echo.Context) error {
 
 	logger.Info().Str("name", req.Name).Msg("registering new worker")
 
-	hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(req.Secret), bcryptCost)
+	hashedPassword, err := passwordHasher.GenerateHashedPassword([]byte(req.Secret))
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warn().Err(err).Msg("error hashing worker password")
 		return sendAPIError(e, http.StatusBadRequest, "error hashing password")