--- freeswitch-trunk-jep/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c	2009-11-24 12:22:36.000000000 -0600
+++ freeswitch-trunk/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c	2009-11-24 10:15:59.000000000 -0600
@@ -1622,17 +1622,12 @@
 				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "ERROR: username param is REQUIRED!\n");
 				goto skip;
 			}
 
 			if (zstr(password)) {
-				if(switch_true(register_str)) {
-					switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR,
-					"ERROR: password param is REQUIRED if the register param is set to true!\n");
-					goto skip;
-				} else if(password == NULL) {
-					password = "";
-				}
+				switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "ERROR: password param is REQUIRED!\n");
+				goto skip;
 			}
 
 			if (zstr(from_user)) {
 				from_user = username;
 			}