diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 36f201b..f971abe 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ for(;;){
 			continue;
 		}
 #ifndef NOCRYPT
-		if(!strncasecmp((char *)sb, "ntlm", 4)){
+		if(param->srv->usentlm && !strncasecmp((char *)sb, "ntlm", 4)){
 			sb+=4;
 			while(isspace(*sb))sb++;
 			i = de64(sb, username, 1023);