diff --git a/vnc_lite.html b/vnc_lite.html
index e0267716..98dd28f2 100644
--- a/vnc_lite.html
+++ b/vnc_lite.html
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         // By default, use the host and port of server that served this file
         const host = readQueryVariable('host', window.location.hostname);
         let port = readQueryVariable('port', window.location.port);
-        const password = readQueryVariable('password', '');
+        const password = readQueryVariable('password');
         const path = readQueryVariable('path', 'websockify');
 
         // | | |         | | |