diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     if (line != NULL)
         free (line);
 
-    if (!(uc->nick && uc->pass && uc->server && uc->channel))
+    if (!(uc->nick && uc->server && uc->channel))
         return -2;
 
     return 0;