diff --git a/adminer/user.inc.php b/adminer/user.inc.php
index 850dd8fa..bfc73638 100644
--- a/adminer/user.inc.php
+++ b/adminer/user.inc.php
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ if ($_POST) {
 } else {
 	$row = $_GET + array("host" => $connection->result("SELECT SUBSTRING_INDEX(CURRENT_USER, '@', -1)")); // create user on the same domain by default
 	$row["pass"] = $old_pass;
-	$row["hashed"] = true;
+	if ($old_pass != "") {
+		$row["hashed"] = true;
+	}
 	$grants[""] = true;
 }