diff --git a/src/openvpn/init.c b/src/openvpn/init.c
index a1401e805..d5d192663 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/init.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/init.c
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ init_query_passwords(const struct context *c)
     /* Auth user/pass input */
     if (c->options.auth_user_pass_file)
     {
+        auth_user_pass_enabled = true;
 #ifdef ENABLE_MANAGEMENT
         auth_user_pass_setup(c->options.auth_user_pass_file, &c->options.sc_info);
 #else
diff --git a/src/openvpn/ssl.c b/src/openvpn/ssl.c
index aa8cb3b27..c2dc36019 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/ssl.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/ssl.c
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ static char *auth_challenge; /* GLOBAL */
 void
 auth_user_pass_setup(const char *auth_file, const struct static_challenge_info *sci)
 {
-    auth_user_pass_enabled = true;
     if (!auth_user_pass.defined && !auth_token.defined)
     {
 #ifdef ENABLE_MANAGEMENT