diff --git a/notification-server.js b/notification-server.js
index a1c65ef..4327de3 100644
--- a/notification-server.js
+++ b/notification-server.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function handleHTTPCall(request, response) {
             let handler = handlerObject.handler;
             let password = handlerObject.password;
 
-            if (password && (!query.hasOwnProperty("password") || query.password !== password)) {
+            if (password && !query["password"] || query.password !== password)) {
                 response.writeHead(401, {'Content-Type': "text/html"});
                 response.write("Unauthorized");
                 response.end();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a4848b..e525edc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "homebridge-http-notification-server",
-  "version": "1.0.3",
+  "version": "1.0.4",
   "description": "An http/https server inside Homebridge to receive notifications from external programs",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "notification-server.js",