diff --git a/src/common/xmpp/auth_nb.py b/src/common/xmpp/auth_nb.py
index 7d11ac562..f87a7aa4b 100644
--- a/src/common/xmpp/auth_nb.py
+++ b/src/common/xmpp/auth_nb.py
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class NonBlockingNonSASL(PlugIn):
 		''' Caches username, password and resource for auth. '''
 		PlugIn.__init__(self)
 		self.user = user
-		if self.password is None:
+		if password is None:
 			self.password = ''
 		else:
 			self.password = password