diff --git a/src/common/util.c b/src/common/util.c
index a6c4fad8..bfcc28a9 100644
--- a/src/common/util.c
+++ b/src/common/util.c
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ encode_sasl_pass_blowfish (char *user, char *pass, char *data)
 	memset (encrypted_pass, 0, pass_len);
 	plain_pass = (char*)malloc (pass_len);
 	memset (plain_pass, 0, pass_len);
-	memcpy (plain_pass, pass, pass_len);
+	memcpy (plain_pass, pass, strlen(pass));
 	out_ptr = (char*)encrypted_pass;
 	in_ptr = (char*)plain_pass;