diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Auth/Database.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Auth/Database.php
index 144ac8dd18f41f7a8ba1d14caa95cfb37304f2db..4d16163ef53b13aae35f494ec0a134cd7979d989 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Auth/Database.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Auth/Database.php
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ class Database extends AbstractBase
      *
      * @return bool
      */
-    protected function checkPassword($input_password, $userRow)
+    protected function checkPassword($password, $userRow)
     {
-        return $input_password == $userRow->password;
+        return $password == $userRow->password;
     }