diff --git a/lib/server/password.js b/lib/server/password.js
index 56db2b92..df084404 100644
--- a/lib/server/password.js
+++ b/lib/server/password.js
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
     module.exports = function(algo, password) {
         var result, sha;
         
-        if (!algo)
+        if (!password) {
+            password = algo;
             algo = 'sha512WithRSAEncryption';
+        }
         
         sha = crypto.createHash(algo);