diff --git a/lib/Horde/Core/Factory/HashTable.php b/lib/Horde/Core/Factory/HashTable.php
index e68105ba..c1926c07 100644
--- a/lib/Horde/Core/Factory/HashTable.php
+++ b/lib/Horde/Core/Factory/HashTable.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public function create(Horde_Injector $injector)
                 $redis_params = [];
 
                 $common = array_filter([
-                    'password' => strlen($params['password']) ? $params['password'] : null,
+                    'password' => $params['password'] ?? null,
                     'persistent' => !empty($params['persistent']),
                     'database' => !empty($params['database']) ? $params['database'] : null,
                 ]);