diff --git a/robolock.c b/robolock.c
index 0e5dae8..dfb6ed1 100644
--- a/robolock.c
+++ b/robolock.c
@@ -507,20 +507,18 @@ void readpw(Display *disp, const char *pws, lock_t *locks, unsigned int numlocks
 			switch(ksym){
 			case XK_Return:
 				passwd[len] = 0;
-				if(len){
-					running = !!strcmp(crypt(passwd, pws), pws);
-					if(running){
-						unsigned int i;
-						for(i= 0; i <numlocks && !opts.stealth; i++){
-							updateColor(disp, &locks[i], -2.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-						}
-						XBell(disp, 100);
-						failure = TRUE;
-						if(opts.command)runcmd(opts.command);
+				running = !!strcmp(crypt(passwd, pws), pws);
+				if(running){
+					unsigned int i;
+					for(i= 0; i <numlocks && !opts.stealth; i++){
+						updateColor(disp, &locks[i], -2.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
 					}
-					len = 0;
-					break;
+					XBell(disp, 100);
+					failure = TRUE;
+					if(opts.command)runcmd(opts.command);
 				}
+				len = 0;
+				break;
 			case XK_Escape:
 				len = 0;
 				unsigned int i;