diff --git a/ext/http/request.c b/ext/http/request.c
index 7cb4caa4608..2632b549526 100644
--- a/ext/http/request.c
+++ b/ext/http/request.c
@@ -2035,6 +2035,10 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Http_Request, getBasicAuth){
 		RETURN_NULL();
 	}
 	
+	if (!auth_password) {
+		auth_password = "";
+	}
+
 	array_init_size(return_value, 2);
 	add_assoc_stringl_ex(return_value, SS("username"), auth_user, strlen(auth_user), 1);
 	add_assoc_stringl_ex(return_value, SS("password"), auth_password, strlen(auth_password), 1);