diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/UserNewResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/UserNewResource.java
index 0ce3e96ad3..a058b1ba5e 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/UserNewResource.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/UserNewResource.java
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ public class UserNewResource extends AbstractManagerResource<User, UserException
   public Response update(@Context UriInfo uriInfo,
                          @PathParam("id") String name, UserDto userDto)
   {
-    User o = manager.get(name);
-    User user = dtoToUserMapper.userDtoToUser(userDto, o.getPassword());
+    String originalPassword = manager.get(name).getPassword();
+    User user = dtoToUserMapper.userDtoToUser(userDto, originalPassword);
     return super.update(name, user);
   }