diff --git a/win/vncviewer/CConnOptions.cxx b/win/vncviewer/CConnOptions.cxx
index bf9591b..7829d1b 100644
--- a/win/vncviewer/CConnOptions.cxx
+++ b/win/vncviewer/CConnOptions.cxx
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
 customCompressLevel(::customCompressLevel), 
 compressLevel(::compressLevel), 
 noJpeg(::noJpeg), 
-qualityLevel(::qualityLevel) 
+qualityLevel(::qualityLevel),
+passwordFile(::passwordFile.getData())
 {
   if (autoSelect) {
     preferredEncoding = encodingZRLE;