diff --git a/settings/ajax/changepassword.php b/settings/ajax/changepassword.php
index ceb4bbeecb0b96ba660f44fe3b5f22bac8f7ea87..1fc6d0e10002eae6296f1701bf8544c6150aa165 100644
--- a/settings/ajax/changepassword.php
+++ b/settings/ajax/changepassword.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ OC_JSON::checkLoggedIn();
 OC_APP::loadApps();
 
 $username = isset($_POST["username"]) ? $_POST["username"] : OC_User::getUser();
-$password = $_POST["password"];
+$password = isset($_POST["password"]) ? $_POST["password"] : null;
 $oldPassword=isset($_POST["oldpassword"])?$_POST["oldpassword"]:'';
 
 $userstatus = null;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if(is_null($userstatus)) {
 }
 
 // Return Success story
-if( OC_User::setPassword( $username, $password )) {
+if(!is_null($password) && OC_User::setPassword( $username, $password )) {
 	OC_JSON::success(array("data" => array( "username" => $username )));
 }
 else{
diff --git a/settings/templates/personal.php b/settings/templates/personal.php
index 6b3e8acbf02f7f2679dadb8be395c705fae32b58..6e9ad5e1acb4279753c8370ea8871d1b9bb75d2c 100644
--- a/settings/templates/personal.php
+++ b/settings/templates/personal.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if($_['passwordChangeSupported']) {
 		<div id="passwordchanged"><?php echo $l->t('Your password was changed');?></div>
 		<div id="passworderror"><?php echo $l->t('Unable to change your password');?></div>
 		<input type="password" id="pass1" name="oldpassword" placeholder="<?php echo $l->t('Current password');?>" />
-		<input type="password" id="pass2" name="personal-password" placeholder="<?php echo $l->t('New password');?>" data-typetoggle="#personal-show" />
+		<input type="password" id="pass2" name="password" placeholder="<?php echo $l->t('New password');?>" data-typetoggle="#personal-show" />
 		<input type="checkbox" id="personal-show" name="show" /><label for="personal-show"></label>
 		<input id="passwordbutton" type="submit" value="<?php echo $l->t('Change password');?>" />
 	</fieldset>