diff --git a/auth/none/auth.php b/auth/none/auth.php
index 01305c9d9b3..76211ba548f 100644
--- a/auth/none/auth.php
+++ b/auth/none/auth.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class auth_plugin_none {
         if ($user = get_record('user', 'username', $username, 'mnethostid', $CFG->mnet_localhost_id)) {
             return validate_internal_user_password($user, $password);
         }
-        return false;
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**