diff --git a/action.php b/action.php
index 5653cad5c..3f7bdcf4a 100644
--- a/action.php
+++ b/action.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ foreach ($reqs as $reqData) {
 
 	switch (@$reqData['act']) {
 	case 'login':
-		if (!$_POST) die();
+		if (!$_POST || empty($reqData['name']) || empty($reqData['pass'])) die();
 		$users->login($reqData['name'], $reqData['pass']);
 		unset($curuser['userdata']);
 		$out['curuser'] = $curuser;