diff --git a/src/newconf.c b/src/newconf.c
index 6afb2ac..3cf15c6 100644
--- a/src/newconf.c
+++ b/src/newconf.c
@@ -913,8 +913,7 @@ conf_end_auth(struct TopConf *tc)
 	if ((found_conf = find_exact_conf_by_address("*", CONF_CLIENT, "*")) && found_conf->spasswd == NULL)
 		conf_report_error("Ignoring redundant auth block (after *@*)");
 	else if ((found_conf = find_exact_conf_by_address(yy_aconf->host, CONF_CLIENT, yy_aconf->user)) &&
-			( (!found_conf->spasswd && !yy_aconf->spasswd) ||
-			  (found_conf->spasswd && yy_aconf->spasswd &&
+			(!found_conf->spasswd || (yy_aconf->spasswd &&
 			    0 == irccmp(found_conf->spasswd, yy_aconf->spasswd))))
 		conf_report_error("Ignoring duplicate auth block for %s@%s",
 				yy_aconf->user, yy_aconf->host);