1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chessh/auth/password.ex b/lib/chessh/auth/password.ex
index ea2c8fc..a01291d 100644
--- a/lib/chessh/auth/password.ex
+++ b/lib/chessh/auth/password.ex
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 defmodule Chessh.Auth.PasswordAuthenticator do
   alias Chessh.{Player, Repo}
 
+  def authenticate(player = %Player{}, password) do
+    Player.valid_password?(player, password)
+  end
+
   def authenticate(username, password) do
     case Repo.get_by(Player, username: username) do
-      x -> Player.valid_password?(x, password)
+      player -> authenticate(player, password)
+      nil -> false
     end
   end
 end