diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Cryptography/CryptographyProvider.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Cryptography/CryptographyProvider.cs
index 436443f066..c4f0346314 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Cryptography/CryptographyProvider.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Cryptography/CryptographyProvider.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Security.Cryptography;
 using System.Text;
@@ -102,12 +103,12 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Cryptography
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    return PBKDF2(HashMethod, bytes, salt,defaultiterations);
+                    return PBKDF2(HashMethod, bytes, salt, defaultiterations);
                 }
             }
             else
             {
-                throw new CryptographicException($"Requested hash method is not supported: {HashMethod}"));
+                throw new CryptographicException($"Requested hash method is not supported: {HashMethod}");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/DefaultAuthenticationProvider.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/DefaultAuthenticationProvider.cs
index 016de6db78..80026d97c9 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/DefaultAuthenticationProvider.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/DefaultAuthenticationProvider.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,17 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             if (resolvedUser == null)
             {
                 throw new Exception("Invalid username or password");
-            }
+            }
+
+            //As long as jellyfin supports passwordless users, we need this little block here to accomodate
+            if (IsPasswordEmpty(resolvedUser, password))
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(new ProviderAuthenticationResult
+                {
+                    Username = username
+                });
+            }
+
             ConvertPasswordFormat(resolvedUser);
             byte[] passwordbytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(password);
 
@@ -106,15 +116,30 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             return Task.FromResult(hasConfiguredPassword);
         }
 
-        private bool IsPasswordEmpty(User user, string passwordHash)
-        {
-            return string.IsNullOrEmpty(passwordHash);
+        private bool IsPasswordEmpty(User user, string password)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(user.Password))
+            {
+                return string.IsNullOrEmpty(password);
+            }
+            return false;
         }
 
         public Task ChangePassword(User user, string newPassword)
         {
-            //string newPasswordHash = null;
-            ConvertPasswordFormat(user);
+            ConvertPasswordFormat(user);
+            //This is needed to support changing a no password user to a password user
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(user.Password))
+            {
+                PasswordHash newPasswordHash = new PasswordHash(_cryptographyProvider);
+                newPasswordHash.SaltBytes = _cryptographyProvider.GenerateSalt();
+                newPasswordHash.Salt = PasswordHash.ConvertToByteString(newPasswordHash.SaltBytes);
+                newPasswordHash.Id = _cryptographyProvider.DefaultHashMethod;
+                newPasswordHash.Hash = GetHashedStringChangeAuth(newPassword, newPasswordHash);
+                user.Password = newPasswordHash.ToString();
+                return Task.CompletedTask;
+            }
+
             PasswordHash passwordHash = new PasswordHash(user.Password);
             if (passwordHash.Id == "SHA1" && string.IsNullOrEmpty(passwordHash.Salt))
             {
@@ -143,11 +168,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
             return user.Password;
         }
 
-        public string GetEmptyHashedString(User user)
-        {
-            return null;
-        }
-
         public string GetHashedStringChangeAuth(string newPassword, PasswordHash passwordHash)
         {
             passwordHash.HashBytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(newPassword);
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs
index b8777a4802..3daed0c085 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/UserManager.cs
@@ -475,13 +475,13 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library
         private string GetLocalPasswordHash(User user)
         {
             return string.IsNullOrEmpty(user.EasyPassword)
-                ? _defaultAuthenticationProvider.GetEmptyHashedString(user)
+                ? null
                 : user.EasyPassword;
         }
 
         private bool IsPasswordEmpty(User user, string passwordHash)
         {
-            return string.Equals(passwordHash, _defaultAuthenticationProvider.GetEmptyHashedString(user), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            return string.IsNullOrEmpty(passwordHash);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Cryptography/PasswordHash.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Cryptography/PasswordHash.cs
index cd61657c18..3a817543bc 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Cryptography/PasswordHash.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Cryptography/PasswordHash.cs
@@ -18,48 +18,52 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Cryptography
         public byte[] HashBytes;
         public PasswordHash(string storageString)
         {
-            string[] SplitStorageString = storageString.Split('$');
-            Id = SplitStorageString[1];
-            if (SplitStorageString[2].Contains("="))
+            string[] splitted = storageString.Split('$');
+            Id = splitted[1];
+            if (splitted[2].Contains("="))
             {
-                foreach (string paramset in (SplitStorageString[2].Split(',')))
+                foreach (string paramset in (splitted[2].Split(',')))
                 {
                     if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(paramset))
                     {
                         string[] fields = paramset.Split('=');
-                        if(fields.Length == 2)
+                        if (fields.Length == 2)
                         {
                             Parameters.Add(fields[0], fields[1]);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            throw new Exception($"Malformed parameter in password hash string {paramset}");
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                if (SplitStorageString.Length == 5)
+                if (splitted.Length == 5)
                 {
-                    Salt = SplitStorageString[3];
+                    Salt = splitted[3];
                     SaltBytes = ConvertFromByteString(Salt);
-                    Hash = SplitStorageString[4];
+                    Hash = splitted[4];
                     HashBytes = ConvertFromByteString(Hash);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     Salt = string.Empty;
-                    Hash = SplitStorageString[3];
+                    Hash = splitted[3];
                     HashBytes = ConvertFromByteString(Hash);
                 }
             }
             else
             {
-                if (SplitStorageString.Length == 4)
+                if (splitted.Length == 4)
                 {
-                    Salt = SplitStorageString[2];
+                    Salt = splitted[2];
                     SaltBytes = ConvertFromByteString(Salt);
-                    Hash = SplitStorageString[3];
+                    Hash = splitted[3];
                     HashBytes = ConvertFromByteString(Hash);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     Salt = string.Empty;
-                    Hash = SplitStorageString[2];
+                    Hash = splitted[2];
                     HashBytes = ConvertFromByteString(Hash);
                 }
 
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Cryptography
             }
             return Bytes.ToArray();
         }
+
         public static string ConvertToByteString(byte[] bytes)
         {
             return BitConverter.ToString(bytes).Replace("-", "");
@@ -104,19 +109,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Cryptography
 
         public override string ToString()
         {
-            string OutString = "$";
-            OutString += Id;
+            string outString = "$" +Id;
             string paramstring = SerializeParameters();
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(paramstring))
             {
-                OutString += $"${paramstring}";
+                outString += $"${paramstring}";
             }
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Salt))
             {
-                OutString += $"${Salt}";
+                outString += $"${Salt}";
             }
-            OutString += $"${Hash}";
-            return OutString;
+            outString += $"${Hash}";
+            return outString;
         }
     }