diff --git a/lib/Controller/SignFileController.php b/lib/Controller/SignFileController.php
index da6923bd2..4fc182061 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/SignFileController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/SignFileController.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public function sign(int $fileId = null, string $signRequestUuid = null, string
 			$this->validateHelper->validateVisibleElementsRelation($elements, $signRequest, $user);
 			$this->validateHelper->validateCredentials($signRequest, $user, $method, $identifyValue, $token);
 			if ($method === 'password') {
-				$this->signFileService->setPassword($identifyValue);
+				$this->signFileService->setPassword($token);
 			} else {
 				$this->signFileService->setSignWithoutPassword(true);
 			}