diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 77f0745..0505916 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Change the variable values to suit your environment.  Now go to https://lum.exam
 Configuration is via environmental variables.  Please bear the following in mind:
 
  * This tool needs to bind to LDAP as a user that has the permissions to modify everything under the base DN.
- * This interface is designed to work with a fresh LDAP server and should only be against existing, populated LDAP directories with caution and at your own risk.
+ * This interface is designed to work with a fresh LDAP server and should only be used against existing populated LDAP directories with caution and at your own risk.
 
 ### Mandatory:
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ If you need to use this user manager with an existing LDAP directory and your ac
 `LDAP_ACCOUNT_ADDITIONAL_OBJECTCLASSES` is a comma-separated list of objectClasses to add when creating the account record.  For example, `LDAP_ACCOUNT_ADDITIONAL_OBJECTCLASSES=ldappublickey,couriermailaccount`.   
 
 To add extra fields for new attributes you need to pass a comma-separated string of the attributes and optionally the label for the attribute (which will be shown on the user form) and a default value to `LDAP_ACCOUNT_ADDITIONAL_ATTRIBUTES` separated by colons (`:`).   
-The format for configuring an attribute is: `attribute1:label1,default_value1,attribute2:label2:default_value2`.   If you don't supply a label then the form field will be labelled with the attribute name.  
+The format for configuring an attribute is: `attribute1:label1:default_value1,attribute2:label2:default_value2`.   If you don't supply a label then the form field will be labelled with the attribute name.  
 An example (for the couriermailaccount objectClass) would be: `mailbox:Mailbox:domain.com,quota:Mail quota:20`   
    
 ObjectClasses often have attributes that must have a value, so you should definitely set a default for those attributes.   
diff --git a/www/change_password/index.php b/www/change_password/index.php
index b56568c..dd44f5c 100644
--- a/www/change_password/index.php
+++ b/www/change_password/index.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ set_page_access("user");
 
 if (isset($_POST['change_password'])) {
 
+ if (!$_POST['password']) { $not_strong_enough = 1; }
  if ((!is_numeric($_POST['pass_score']) or $_POST['pass_score'] < 3) and $ACCEPT_WEAK_PASSWORDS != TRUE) { $not_strong_enough = 1; }
  if (preg_match("/\"|'/",$_POST['password'])) { $invalid_chars = 1; }
  if ($_POST['password'] != $_POST['password_match']) { $mismatched = 1; }