diff --git a/resources/lib/emby/core/connection_manager.py b/resources/lib/emby/core/connection_manager.py
index c96f4943..770c971e 100644
--- a/resources/lib/emby/core/connection_manager.py
+++ b/resources/lib/emby/core/connection_manager.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(object):
                 'url': self.get_emby_url(server, "Users/AuthenticateByName"),
                 'json': {
                     'username': username,
-                    'password': hashlib.sha1(password or "").hexdigest()
+                    'pw': password or ""
                 }
             }, False)
         except Exception as error: # Failed to login