1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/httemplate/misc/xmlhttp-validate_password.html b/httemplate/misc/xmlhttp-validate_password.html
index 4d9716bb9..c53abe883 100644
--- a/httemplate/misc/xmlhttp-validate_password.html
+++ b/httemplate/misc/xmlhttp-validate_password.html
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ my $validate_password = sub {
   $result{'syserror'} = 'Invoked without password' unless $password;
   return \%result if $result{'syserror'};
 
-  if ($arg{'contactnum'}) {
+  if ($arg{'contactnum'} =~ /^\d+$/) {
     my $contactnum = $arg{'contactnum'};
     $result{'syserror'} = 'Invalid contactnum' unless $contactnum =~ /^\d*$/;
     return \%result if $result{'syserror'};
 
     my $contact = $contactnum 
       ? qsearchs('contact',{'contactnum' => $contactnum})
-      : '';
+      : (new FS::contact {});
 
     $result{'error'} = $contact->is_password_allowed($password);
   }