diff --git a/nselib/mysql.lua b/nselib/mysql.lua
index 67dcdc279..21340202c 100644
--- a/nselib/mysql.lua
+++ b/nselib/mysql.lua
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ function loginRequest( socket, params, username, password, salt )
       response.sqlstate, pos = string.unpack( "c5", packet, pos )
     end
 
-    response.errormessage, pos = string.unpack( "z", packet, pos )
+    -- Error message is a RestOfPacketString
+    response.errormessage = string.sub(packet, pos)
 
     return false, response.errormessage
   else