diff --git a/slack.c b/slack.c
index 0e03a0e..a3f434f 100644
--- a/slack.c
+++ b/slack.c
@@ -87,9 +87,13 @@ static void slack_login(PurpleAccount *account) {
 	const gchar *token = purple_account_get_string(account, "api_token", NULL);
 	if (!token || !*token)
 	{
-		purple_connection_error_reason(gc,
-			PURPLE_CONNECTION_ERROR_INVALID_SETTINGS, "API token required");
-		return;
+		token = purple_account_get_password(account);
+		if (!token || !*token)
+		{
+			purple_connection_error_reason(gc,
+				PURPLE_CONNECTION_ERROR_INVALID_SETTINGS, "API token required");
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 	SlackAccount *sa = g_new0(SlackAccount, 1);