diff --git a/src/bin/h2test.rs b/src/bin/h2test.rs
index 72749a2b..1b1436f5 100644
--- a/src/bin/h2test.rs
+++ b/src/bin/h2test.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn run() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     let username = "root@pam";
 
-    let mut client = HttpClient::new(host, username);
+    let mut client = HttpClient::new(host, username)?;
 
     let h2client = client.h2upgrade("/api2/json/admin/datastore/store2/h2upload");
 
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs
index e28640ce..8016f668 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-client.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ fn list_backups(
     let repo_url = tools::required_string_param(&param, "repository")?;
     let repo: BackupRepository = repo_url.parse()?;
 
-    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user());
+    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user())?;
 
     let path = format!("api2/json/admin/datastore/{}/backups", repo.store());
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ fn list_backup_groups(
     let repo_url = tools::required_string_param(&param, "repository")?;
     let repo: BackupRepository = repo_url.parse()?;
 
-    let client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user());
+    let client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user())?;
 
     let path = format!("api2/json/admin/datastore/{}/groups", repo.store());
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ fn list_snapshots(
         "backup-id": group.backup_id(),
     }))?;
 
-    let client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user());
+    let client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user())?;
 
     let path = format!("api2/json/admin/datastore/{}/snapshots?{}", repo.store(), query);
 
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ fn forget_snapshots(
         "backup-time": snapshot.backup_time().timestamp(),
     }))?;
 
-    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user());
+    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user())?;
 
     let path = format!("api2/json/admin/datastore/{}/snapshots?{}", repo.store(), query);
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ fn start_garbage_collection(
     let repo_url = tools::required_string_param(&param, "repository")?;
     let repo: BackupRepository = repo_url.parse()?;
 
-    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user());
+    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user())?;
 
     let path = format!("api2/json/admin/datastore/{}/gc", repo.store());
 
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ fn create_backup(
 
     let backup_time = Local.timestamp(Local::now().timestamp(), 0);
 
-    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user());
+    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user())?;
 
     record_repository(&repo);
 
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ fn restore(
 
     let archive_name = tools::required_string_param(&param, "archive-name")?;
 
-    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user());
+    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user())?;
 
     record_repository(&repo);
 
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ fn prune(
     let repo_url = tools::required_string_param(&param, "repository")?;
     let repo: BackupRepository = repo_url.parse()?;
 
-    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user());
+    let mut client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user())?;
 
     let path = format!("api2/json/admin/datastore/{}/prune", repo.store());
 
@@ -583,7 +583,10 @@ fn prune(
 // like get, but simply ignore errors and return Null instead
 fn try_get(repo: &BackupRepository, url: &str) -> Value {
 
-    let client = HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user());
+    let client = match HttpClient::new(repo.host(), repo.user()) {
+        Ok(v) => v,
+        _ => return Value::Null,
+    };
 
     let mut resp = match client.get(url).wait() {
         Ok(v) => v,
diff --git a/src/client/http_client.rs b/src/client/http_client.rs
index e24fd82b..cabef404 100644
--- a/src/client/http_client.rs
+++ b/src/client/http_client.rs
@@ -110,15 +110,22 @@ fn load_ticket_info(server: &str, username: &str) -> Option<(String, String)> {
 
 impl HttpClient {
 
-    pub fn new(server: &str, username: &str) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(server: &str, username: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         let client = Self::build_client();
-        let login = Self::credentials(client.clone(), server, username);
 
-        Self {
+        let password = if let Some((ticket, _token)) = load_ticket_info(server, username) {
+            ticket
+        } else {
+            Self::get_password(&username)?
+        };
+
+        let login = Self::credentials(client.clone(), server.to_owned(), username.to_owned(), password);
+
+        Ok(Self {
             client,
             server: String::from(server),
             auth: BroadcastFuture::new(login),
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     fn get_password(_username: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
@@ -278,33 +285,17 @@ impl HttpClient {
 
     fn credentials(
         client: Client<hyper_tls::HttpsConnector<hyper::client::HttpConnector>>,
-        server: &str,
-        username: &str,
+        server: String,
+        username: String,
+        password: String,
     ) -> Box<Future<Item=AuthInfo, Error=Error> + Send> {
 
-        let server = server.to_owned();
-        let server2 = server.to_owned();
-        let username = username.to_owned();
+        let server2 = server.clone();
 
         let create_request = futures::future::lazy(move || {
-
-            let data = if let Some((ticket, _token)) = load_ticket_info(&server, &username) {
-                json!({ "username": username, "password": ticket })
-            } else {
-
-                let password = match Self::get_password(&username) {
-                    Ok(p) => p,
-                    Err(err) => {
-                        return futures::future::Either::A(futures::future::err(err));
-                    }
-                };
-
-                json!({ "username": username, "password": password })
-            };
-
+            let data = json!({ "username": username, "password": password });
             let req = Self::request_builder(&server, "POST", "/api2/json/access/ticket", Some(data)).unwrap();
-
-            futures::future::Either::B(Self::api_request(client, req))
+            Self::api_request(client, req)
         });
 
         let login_future = create_request