diff --git a/offlineimap/head/debian/changelog b/offlineimap/head/debian/changelog
index 844852e..9573c74 100644
--- a/offlineimap/head/debian/changelog
+++ b/offlineimap/head/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ offlineimap (3.99.15) unstable; urgency=low
     the Curses.Blinkenlights interface, the Curses module will be stopped
     and the error message will be printed on the console.  Previously, this
     error message would not have been visible.  Closes: #185709.
+  * Fixed a silly error relating to handling of the remotepassfile.
+    Closes: #189935.
 
  -- John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org>  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:00:32 -0500
 
diff --git a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py
index 2cf5b23..db243b9 100644
--- a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py
+++ b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/repository/IMAP.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from Base import BaseRepository
 from offlineimap import folder, imaputil, imapserver
 from offlineimap.folder.UIDMaps import MappedIMAPFolder
 from offlineimap.threadutil import ExitNotifyThread
-import re, types
+import re, types, os
 from threading import *
 
 class IMAPRepository(BaseRepository):
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ class IMAPRepository(BaseRepository):
         passfile = self.getconf('remotepassfile', None)
         if passfile != None:
             fd = open(os.path.expanduser(passfile))
-            password = passfile.readline().strip()
-            passfile.close()
+            password = fd.readline().strip()
+            fd.close()
             return password
         return None