diff --git a/addons/document_ftp/test_easyftp.py b/addons/document_ftp/test_easyftp.py
index 1f7324b821e..fbc142c1267 100644
--- a/addons/document_ftp/test_easyftp.py
+++ b/addons/document_ftp/test_easyftp.py
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ def get_plain_ftp(timeout=10.0):
 def get_ftp_login(cr, uid, ormobj):
     ftp = get_plain_ftp()
     user = ormobj.pool.get('res.users').read(cr, uid, uid)
-    ftp.login(user.get('login',''), user.get('password',''))
+    passwd = user.get('password','')
+    if passwd.startswith("$1$"):
+        # md5 by base crypt. We cannot decode, wild guess 
+        # that passwd = login
+        passwd = user.get('login', '')
+    ftp.login(user.get('login',''), passwd)
     ftp.cwd("/" + cr.dbname)
     return ftp
 
diff --git a/addons/document_webdav/test_davclient.py b/addons/document_webdav/test_davclient.py
index ac40d1a3d30..28455dc52a4 100644
--- a/addons/document_webdav/test_davclient.py
+++ b/addons/document_webdav/test_davclient.py
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ class DAVClient(object):
         assert res, "uid %s not found" % uid
         self.user = res[0]['login']
         self.passwd = res[0]['password']
+        if self.passwd.startswith('$1$'):
+            # md5 by base crypt. We cannot decode, wild guess 
+            # that passwd = login
+            self.passwd = self.user
         return True
 
     def set_useragent(self, uastr):