diff --git a/program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_utils.php b/program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_utils.php
index 91bd915d6..8586e6405 100644
--- a/program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_utils.php
+++ b/program/lib/Roundcube/rcube_utils.php
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ class rcube_utils
 
         $random = openssl_random_pseudo_bytes($length);
 
-        if ($random === false) {
+        if ($random === false && $length > 0) {
             throw new Exception("Failed to get random bytes");
         }