diff --git a/src/utils/cryptopro.c b/src/utils/cryptopro.c
index e7a8de1..d15bdd3 100644
--- a/src/utils/cryptopro.c
+++ b/src/utils/cryptopro.c
@@ -383,8 +383,10 @@ get_signer_cert(const cryptopro_context_t *ctx, HCERTSTORE hStoreHandle)
         goto error;
     }
 
-    if (set_password(cert_ctx, ctx->password)) {
-        goto error;
+    if (!str_t_is_null(*ctx->password)) {
+        if (set_password(cert_ctx, ctx->password)) {
+            goto error;
+        }
     }
 
     LOG_DEBUG("The signer's certificate was found");