diff --git a/auth_server.lua b/auth_server.lua
index 4fbd365..219a568 100644
--- a/auth_server.lua
+++ b/auth_server.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function generate_token(user)
 end
 
 function convert_password(password)
-    return textutils.sha256(password + "3m&LmNm7")
+    return textutils.sha256(password .. "3m&LmNm7")
 end
 
 load_data()