diff --git a/modules/aaa/mod_auth_digest.c b/modules/aaa/mod_auth_digest.c

index 0ff47f7..cbb4434 100644

--- a/modules/aaa/mod_auth_digest.c

+++ b/modules/aaa/mod_auth_digest.c

@@ -956,13 +956,13 @@ static int get_digest_rec(request_rec *r, digest_header_rec *resp)

         /* find value */

+        vv = 0;

         if (auth_line[0] == '=') {

             auth_line++;

             while (apr_isspace(auth_line[0])) {

                 auth_line++;

             }

-            vv = 0;

             if (auth_line[0] == '\"') {         /* quoted string */

                 auth_line++;

                 while (auth_line[0] != '\"' && auth_line[0] != '\0') {

@@ -981,8 +981,8 @@ static int get_digest_rec(request_rec *r, digest_header_rec *resp)

                     value[vv++] = *auth_line++;

                 }

             }

-            value[vv] = '\0';

         }

+        value[vv] = '\0';

         while (auth_line[0] != ',' && auth_line[0] != '\0') {

             auth_line++;