}
else if(checkprefix("Basic", start)) {
*availp |= CURLAUTH_BASIC;
- if((data->state.authwant == CURLAUTH_BASIC) && (httpcode == 401)) {
- /* We asked for Basic authentication but got a 401 back
+ if((data->state.authwant == CURLAUTH_BASIC) &&
+ (httpcode == data->state.authstage)) {
+ /* We asked for Basic authentication but got a 40X back
anyway, which basicly means our name+password isn't
valid. */
data->state.authavail = CURLAUTH_NONE;