diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py
index deb350414..81b0c2332 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ def reset_password(
 
     if not user:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
-
-    user.password = get_password_hash(user_update.password)
+    new_password = get_password_hash(user_update.password)
+    user.password = new_password
     session.commit()
     session.refresh(user)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_user.py b/tests/test_user.py
index 4f2307624..54a713ef1 100644
--- a/tests/test_user.py
+++ b/tests/test_user.py
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ def test_patch_reset_password(client, active_user, logged_in_headers):
         headers=logged_in_headers,
     )
     assert response.status_code == 200, response.json()
+    # Now we need to test if the new password works
+    login_data = {"username": active_user.username, "password": "newpassword"}
+    response = client.post("/api/v1/login", data=login_data)
+    assert response.status_code == 200
 
 
 def test_patch_user_wrong_id(client, active_user, logged_in_headers):