diff --git a/src/command/commands.c b/src/command/commands.c
index 2b7136f2..b1a829b5 100644
--- a/src/command/commands.c
+++ b/src/command/commands.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ cmd_connect(gchar **args, struct cmd_help_t help)
                 if(stream){
                     // Limit to READ_BUF_SIZE bytes to prevent overflows in the case of a poorly chosen command
                     account->password = g_malloc(READ_BUF_SIZE);
-                    fgets(account->password, READ_BUF_SIZE, stream);
+                    account->password = fgets(account->password, READ_BUF_SIZE, stream);
                     pclose(stream);
                 } else {
                     log_error("popen failed when running eval_password.");
diff --git a/tests/test_cmd_rooms.c b/tests/test_cmd_rooms.c
index 9b99a34a..5114bfbf 100644
--- a/tests/test_cmd_rooms.c
+++ b/tests/test_cmd_rooms.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void cmd_rooms_uses_account_default_when_no_arg(void **state)
     account->name = NULL;
     account->jid = NULL;
     account->password = NULL;
+    account->eval_password = NULL;
     account->resource = NULL;
     account->server = NULL;
     account->last_presence = NULL;