diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/auth/users.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/auth/users.js
index 9b0b316ec..e85132d17 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/auth/users.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-api/lib/auth/users.js
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ function authenticate() {
             if (args.length === 2) {
                 // Username/password authentication
                 var password = args[1];
-                return new Promise(function(resolve,reject) {
-                    bcrypt.compare(password, user.password, function(err, res) {
-                        resolve(res?cleanUser(user):null);
-                    });
-                });
+                return bcrypt.compare(password, user.password).then(res => {
+                    return res ? cleanUser(user) : null
+                }).catch(err => {
+                    return null
+                })
             } else {
                 // Try to extract common profile information
                 if (args[0].hasOwnProperty('photos') && args[0].photos.length > 0) {