diff --git a/script-user-reset-password b/script-user-reset-password
index c018b458..9eb0b32e 100755
--- a/script-user-reset-password
+++ b/script-user-reset-password
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if ! id -u "$user" &>/dev/null; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-password="${password:$user}" # For samba
+password="${password:-$user}" # For samba
 
 ask_ok "Change user $user's password to $password?" || exit
 echo "$user":"$password" | chpasswd