diff --git a/src/node/util.ts b/src/node/util.ts
index a926838e0..a56d6615c 100644
--- a/src/node/util.ts
+++ b/src/node/util.ts
@@ -157,12 +157,7 @@ export const generatePassword = async (length = 24): Promise<string> => {
  * Used to hash the password.
  */
 export const hash = async (password: string): Promise<string> => {
-  try {
-    return await argon2.hash(password)
-  } catch (error: any) {
-    logger.error(error)
-    return ""
-  }
+  return await argon2.hash(password)
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/unit/node/util.test.ts b/test/unit/node/util.test.ts
index a236bfca6..e5c50b4bd 100644
--- a/test/unit/node/util.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/node/util.test.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ describe("hash", () => {
     const hashed = await util.hash(plainTextPassword)
     expect(hashed).not.toBe(plainTextPassword)
   })
+  it("should return a hash for an empty string", async () => {
+    const hashed = await util.hash("")
+    expect(hashed).not.toBe("")
+  })
 })
 
 describe("isHashMatch", () => {