diff --git a/src/pam_ipmicheck/pam_ipmicheck.c b/src/pam_ipmicheck/pam_ipmicheck.c
index 41b3abf..b9c0b0d 100644
--- a/src/pam_ipmicheck/pam_ipmicheck.c
+++ b/src/pam_ipmicheck/pam_ipmicheck.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 				"Password length (%x) / User name length (%x) not acceptable",
 				strlen(pass_new), strlen(user));
 			pass_new = pass_old = NULL;
-			return PAM_NEW_AUTHTOK_REQD;
+			return PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/pam_ipmisave/pam_ipmisave.c b/src/pam_ipmisave/pam_ipmisave.c
index f00ed4f..058e079 100644
--- a/src/pam_ipmisave/pam_ipmisave.c
+++ b/src/pam_ipmisave/pam_ipmisave.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
 				"Password length (%x) / User name length (%x) not acceptable",
 				strlen(pass_new), strlen(user));
 			pass_new = NULL;
-			return PAM_NEW_AUTHTOK_REQD;
+			return PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR;
 		}
 		if (spec_pass_file == NULL) {
 			spec_pass_file = DEFAULT_SPEC_PASS_FILE;