diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9ff0845ff..87dcc746b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Bug fixes
  - [core] ignore transparent events in time conflict validation (#4539)
  - [core] fixed yearly recurrence calculator when starting from previous year
  - [core] changes to contacts are now propagated to lists (#850, #4301, #4617)
+ - [core] fixed bad password login interval (#4664)
 
 4.0.5 (2019-01-09)
 ------------------
diff --git a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserManager.m b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserManager.m
index 1ee92efef..7950bf7e6 100644
--- a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserManager.m
+++ b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoUserManager.m
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static Class NSNullK;
       block_time = [sd failedLoginBlockInterval];
 
       if ([[failedCount objectForKey: @"FailedCount"] intValue] >= [sd maximumFailedLoginCount] &&
-          delta_last_request >= [sd maximumFailedLoginInterval] &&
+          delta_last_request < [sd maximumFailedLoginInterval] &&
           delta_start <= block_time )
         {
           *_perr = PolicyAccountLocked;