diff --git a/powerdnsadmin/models/user.py b/powerdnsadmin/models/user.py
index ce24a75..19ad76f 100644
--- a/powerdnsadmin/models/user.py
+++ b/powerdnsadmin/models/user.py
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class User(db.Model):
         user.email = self.email
 
         # store new password hash (only if changed)
-        if self.plain_text_password != "":
+        if self.plain_text_password:
             user.password = self.get_hashed_password(
                 self.plain_text_password).decode("utf-8")