Keychain 'show password'

hi,
i clicked on 'show password' for an item in my keychain and after entering my keychain access password, i accidentally clicked 'always allow' instead of 'allow once'.
now, when i click 'show password' for that item no dialog box appears, so i can't figure out how to switch it back so it will always ask for my password before showing the item's password.
hope that makes sense.
any suggestions?
thanks!

double-click on this keychain item and click on "Access Control" tab. remove Keychain access from the list of apps on the "always allow" list.

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