diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 618e77aae..5931048a7 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  - change: asset exporter now uses one session per asset to avoid breaking state in between
  - fix: Lineage length is not checked (Martin Kamerbeek / Procolix)
  - fix: Cannot manage user accounts in 7.1.0
+ - fix: New created users don't have password
 
 7.1.0
  - fix: mysql and mysqldump were transposed in upgrade.pl --help
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm
index 1d60eec46..bed45a20c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Auth/WebGUI.pm
@@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ sub editUserFormSave {
    my $userId = $self->session->form->get("uid");
    my $properties;
    my $userData = $self->getParams($userId);
-   unless (!$self->session->form->process('authWebGUI.identifier') || $self->session->form->process('authWebGUI.identifier') eq "password" || !$self->_isValidPassword($self->session->form->get('authWebGUI.identifier'))) {
+   my $identifier = $self->session->form->process('authWebGUI.identifier');
+   unless (!$identifier || $identifier eq "password") {
       $properties->{identifier} = Digest::MD5::md5_base64($self->session->form->process('authWebGUI.identifier'));
 	   if($userData->{identifier} ne $properties->{identifier}){
 	     $properties->{passwordLastUpdated} =$self->session->datetime->time();