diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Account.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Account.pm
index 325dd85d1..0553c4dc3 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Account.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/Account.pm
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ sub www_updateAccount {
         	if ($error eq "") {
 			$u = WebGUI::User->new($session{user}{userId});
                 	$encryptedPassword = Digest::MD5::md5_base64($session{form}{identifier1});
-			$u->identifier($encryptedPassword);
+			$u->identifier($encryptedPassword) if ($session{form}{identifier1} ne "password");
 			$u->username($session{form}{username});
                 	$output .= WebGUI::International::get(81).'<p>';
         	} else {