diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index 65eb3c02..d3c367b2 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ void WiFiManager::handleWifiSave() {
   _ssid = server->arg(F("s")).c_str();
   _pass = server->arg(F("p")).c_str();
 
-  if(_ssid = "" && _pass != ""){
+  if(_ssid == "" && _pass != ""){
     _ssid = WiFi_SSID(true); // password change, placeholder ssid, @todo compare pass to old?, confirm ssid is clean
     #ifdef WM_DEBUG_LEVEL
     DEBUG_WM(WM_DEBUG_VERBOSE,F("Detected WiFi password change"));