diff --git a/logintoboggan.module b/logintoboggan.module
index d3488cd0def7e2d5505c7e54d16c0267c89fcf47..4af9ffda539f353aec4439ae1868fb517f6c63fc 100755
--- a/logintoboggan.module
+++ b/logintoboggan.module
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ function logintoboggan_user_register_validate($form_id, $form_values) {
  * @ingroup logintoboggan_form
  */
 function logintoboggan_user_edit_validate($form_id, $form_values) {
-  if (strlen($form_values['pass'])) {
+  if (!empty($form_values['pass'])) {
     // if we're changing the password, validate it
     $pass_err = logintoboggan_validate_pass($form_values['pass']);
     if ($pass_err) {