diff --git a/src/manage_sql.c b/src/manage_sql.c
index 1598be76c..e576e5832 100644
--- a/src/manage_sql.c
+++ b/src/manage_sql.c
@@ -53682,7 +53682,7 @@ create_user (const gchar * name, const gchar * password, const gchar *comment,
   if (allowed_methods && (allowed_methods->len > 2))
     return -3;
 
-  if (allowed_methods && (allowed_methods->len == 0))
+  if (allowed_methods && (allowed_methods->len <= 1))
     allowed_methods = NULL;
 
   if (allowed_methods
@@ -54745,12 +54745,11 @@ modify_user (const gchar * user_id, gchar **name, const gchar *new_name,
   if (allowed_methods && (allowed_methods->len > 2))
     return -3;
 
-  if (allowed_methods && (allowed_methods->len == 0))
+  if (allowed_methods && (allowed_methods->len <= 1))
     allowed_methods = NULL;
 
   if (allowed_methods
-      && ((g_ptr_array_index (allowed_methods, 0) == NULL)
-          || (strlen (g_ptr_array_index (allowed_methods, 0)) == 0)))
+      && (strlen (g_ptr_array_index (allowed_methods, 0)) == 0))
     allowed_methods = NULL;
 
   if (allowed_methods