1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 8718dd3..836af97 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -1179,11 +1179,7 @@ AuthBasicCred(struct http_auth *ha, Str uname, Str pw, ParsedURL *pu,
     Str s = Strdup(uname);
     Strcat_char(s, ':');
     Strcat(s, pw);
-    char *base64 = base64_encode(s->ptr, s->length);
-    if (!base64)
-	return Strnew_charp("Basic ");
-    else
-	return Strnew_m_charp("Basic ", base64, NULL);
+    return Strnew_m_charp("Basic ", base64_encode(s->ptr, s->length)->ptr, NULL);
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_DIGEST_AUTH