diff --git a/clients/urwid/network.py b/clients/urwid/network.py
index 24bcd82..251d9d5 100644
--- a/clients/urwid/network.py
+++ b/clients/urwid/network.py
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ def set_credentials(self, user_name, user_auth, hash_auth=True, check_validity=T
               hash_auth=False
           )
         """
+        if hash_auth:
+            user_auth = self._hash(user_auth)
+
         if check_validity and not self.validate_credentials(user_name, user_auth):
             self.user_auth = self.user_name = None
             raise ConnectionRefusedError("Auth and User do not match")