diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_auth_basic_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_auth_basic_module.c
index 4e28b6c..0693319 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_auth_basic_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_auth_basic_module.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 typedef struct {
     ngx_http_complex_value_t  *realm;
-    ngx_http_complex_value_t   user_file;
+    ngx_http_complex_value_t  *user_file;
 } ngx_http_auth_basic_loc_conf_t;
 
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
     alcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_auth_basic_module);
 
-    if (alcf->realm == NULL || alcf->user_file.value.data == NULL) {
+    if (alcf->realm == NULL || alcf->user_file == NULL) {
         return NGX_DECLINED;
     }
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         return NGX_HTTP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR;
     }
 
-    if (ngx_http_complex_value(r, &alcf->user_file, &user_file) != NGX_OK) {
+    if (ngx_http_complex_value(r, alcf->user_file, &user_file) != NGX_OK) {
         return NGX_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@
     }
 
     conf->realm = NGX_CONF_UNSET_PTR;
+    conf->user_file = NGX_CONF_UNSET_PTR;
 
     return conf;
 }
@@ -370,10 +371,7 @@
     ngx_http_auth_basic_loc_conf_t  *conf = child;
 
     ngx_conf_merge_ptr_value(conf->realm, prev->realm, NULL);
-
-    if (conf->user_file.value.data == NULL) {
-        conf->user_file = prev->user_file;
-    }
+    ngx_conf_merge_ptr_value(conf->user_file, prev->user_file, NULL);
 
     return NGX_CONF_OK;
 }
@@ -406,17 +404,22 @@
     ngx_str_t                         *value;
     ngx_http_compile_complex_value_t   ccv;
 
-    if (alcf->user_file.value.data) {
+    if (alcf->user_file != NGX_CONF_UNSET_PTR) {
         return "is duplicate";
     }
 
+    alcf->user_file = ngx_palloc(cf->pool, sizeof(ngx_http_complex_value_t));
+    if (alcf->user_file == NULL) {
+        return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+    }
+
     value = cf->args->elts;
 
     ngx_memzero(&ccv, sizeof(ngx_http_compile_complex_value_t));
 
     ccv.cf = cf;
     ccv.value = &value[1];
-    ccv.complex_value = &alcf->user_file;
+    ccv.complex_value = alcf->user_file;
     ccv.zero = 1;
     ccv.conf_prefix = 1;