diff --git a/conduits/malconduit/mal-setup.cc b/conduits/malconduit/mal-setup.cc
index e853367..3a4c373 100644
--- a/conduits/malconduit/mal-setup.cc
+++ b/conduits/malconduit/mal-setup.cc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ MALWidgetSetup::~MALWidgetSetup()
 		MALConduitSettings::setProxyPort(0);
 	}
 	MALConduitSettings::setProxyUser( fConfigWidget->proxyUserName->text() );
-	MALConduitSettings::setProxyPassword( fConfigWidget->proxyPassword->password() );
+	MALConduitSettings::setProxyPassword( fConfigWidget->proxyPassword->password().latin1() );
 
 	// MAL Server settings (not yet possible!!!)
 	MALConduitSettings::setMALServer( fConfigWidget->malServerName->currentText() );