1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 0e6a79a..04d7c8f 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -1175,7 +1175,11 @@ AuthBasicCred(struct http_auth *ha, Str uname, Str pw, ParsedURL *pu,
     Str s = Strdup(uname);
     Strcat_char(s, ':');
     Strcat(s, pw);
-    return Strnew_m_charp("Basic ", base64_encode(s->ptr, s->length), NULL);
+    char *base64 = base64_encode(s->ptr, s->length);
+    if (!base64)
+	return Strnew_charp("Basic ");
+    else
+	return Strnew_m_charp("Basic ", base64, NULL);
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_DIGEST_AUTH