diff --git a/handlers/auth.go b/handlers/auth.go
index db494de..751ac31 100644
--- a/handlers/auth.go
+++ b/handlers/auth.go
@@ -79,9 +79,12 @@ func HandleFrontLogin(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// make sure username does not exists
 	cleanName := utils.RemoveSpacesFromStr(username)
 	clearPass := utils.RemoveSpacesFromStr(password)
-	// hash the password with md5
-	hash := md5.Sum([]byte(clearPass))
-	hashedPass := hex.EncodeToString(hash[:])
+	var hashedPass string
+	if clearPass != "" {
+		// hash the password with md5
+		hash := md5.Sum([]byte(clearPass))
+		hashedPass = hex.EncodeToString(hash[:])
+	}
 	// check if that user was already in db
 	userstate, err := repo.PlayerGetByName(r.Context(), cleanName)
 	if err != nil || userstate == nil {