diff --git a/esp-link/config.c b/esp-link/config.c
index 224f047..7693e7f 100644
--- a/esp-link/config.c
+++ b/esp-link/config.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ FlashConfig flashDefault = {
   .slip_enable  = 0, .mqtt_enable = 0, .mqtt_status_enable = 0,
   .mqtt_timeout = 2, .mqtt_clean_session = 1,
   .mqtt_port    = 1883, .mqtt_keepalive = 60,
-  .mqtt_old_host  = "\0", .mqtt_clientid = "\0",
+  .mqtt_old_host  = "\0", .mqtt_old_password = "\0", .mqtt_clientid = "\0",
   .mqtt_username  = "\0", .mqtt_password = "\0", .mqtt_status_topic = "\0",
   .mqtt_host      = "\0",
   .sys_descr 	  = "\0",
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ bool ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR configRestore(void) {
       os_memset(flashConfig.mqtt_old_host, 0, 32);
   } else os_printf("mqtt_host is '%s'\n", flashConfig.mqtt_host);
 
+  if (flashConfig.mqtt_password[0] == 0 && flashConfig.mqtt_old_password[0] != 0) {
+      // the mqtt_password got changed from 32 chars to 64 in a new location
+      os_printf("Converting old mqtt_password\n");
+      os_memcpy(flashConfig.mqtt_password, flashConfig.mqtt_old_password, 32);
+      os_memset(flashConfig.mqtt_old_password, 0, 32);
+  }
+
   if (flashConfig.data_bits == 0) {
       // restore to default 8N1
       flashConfig.data_bits = flashDefault.data_bits;
diff --git a/esp-link/config.h b/esp-link/config.h
index 65195d2..b495dc3 100644
--- a/esp-link/config.h
+++ b/esp-link/config.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ typedef struct {
   char     mqtt_old_host[32],          // replaced by 64-char mqtt_host below
            mqtt_clientid[48],
            mqtt_username[32],
-           mqtt_password[32],
+           mqtt_old_password[32],      // replaced by 64-char mqtt_password below
            mqtt_status_topic[32];
   char     sys_descr[129];             // system description
   int8_t   rx_pullup;                  // internal pull-up on RX pin
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ typedef struct {
   int8_t   data_bits;
   int8_t   parity;
   int8_t   stop_bits;
+  char     mqtt_password[64];          // MQTT password, was 32-char mqtt_old_password
 } FlashConfig;
 extern FlashConfig flashConfig;