diff --git a/hplip/ui5/devmgr5.py b/hplip/ui5/devmgr5.py

index 6661f1f68..eb220f33d 100644

--- a/hplip/ui5/devmgr5.py

+++ b/hplip/ui5/devmgr5.py

@@ -2307,14 +2307,15 @@ class PasswordDialog(QDialog):

 # XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 def showPasswordUI(prompt):

+    dlg = None

+

     try:

         dlg = PasswordDialog(prompt, None)

+    except Exception as e:

+        log.error('Unable to open password dialog due following error:\n {}'.format(e))

-        if dlg.exec_() == QDialog.Accepted:

-            return (dlg.getUsername(), dlg.getPassword())

-

-    finally:

-        pass

+    if dlg and dlg.exec_() == QDialog.Accepted:

+        return (dlg.getUsername(), dlg.getPassword())

     return ("", "")