diff --git a/settings/ajax/changepassword.php b/settings/ajax/changepassword.php
index d409904ebc72ee1703b2b1280cf24942aec8d196..47ceb5ab87379956fe5b5419f4f880e7958b3cab 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 = isset($_POST['password']) ? $_POST['password'] : null;
+$password = isset($_POST['personal-password']) ? $_POST['personal-password'] : null;
 $oldPassword = isset($_POST['oldpassword']) ? $_POST['oldpassword'] : '';
 $recoveryPassword = isset($_POST['recoveryPassword']) ? $_POST['recoveryPassword'] : null;
 
diff --git a/settings/templates/personal.php b/settings/templates/personal.php
index bad88142da9fb7526788f866dc5c72c16728865a..63e1258b958e692cabbd83b0820afe8e8f9f78f1 100644
--- a/settings/templates/personal.php
+++ b/settings/templates/personal.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ 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="password"
+		<input type="password" id="pass2" name="personal-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');?>" />