diff --git a/src/login.js b/src/login.js
index ca0d7d5d1f..50ce805b21 100644
--- a/src/login.js
+++ b/src/login.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ var user = require('./user'),
 						});
 					}
 
-					bcrypt.compare(password, userData.password || '', function(err, res) {
+					bcrypt.compare(password, userData.password, function(err, res) {
 						if (err) {
 							winston.err(err.message);
 							next(new Error('bcrypt compare error'));
@@ -181,4 +181,4 @@ var user = require('./user'),
 		});
 	}
 
-}(exports));
\ No newline at end of file
+}(exports));