diff --git a/0x00-challenge/3-user.py b/0x00-challenge/3-user.py
index 29e6f5a..c0bb3e4 100755
--- a/0x00-challenge/3-user.py
+++ b/0x00-challenge/3-user.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def password(self, pwd):
         if pwd is None or type(pwd) is not str:
             self.__password = None
         else:
-            self._password = hashlib.md5(pwd.encode()).hexdigest().lower()
+            self.__password = hashlib.md5(pwd.encode()).hexdigest().lower()
 
     def is_valid_password(self, pwd):
         """
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def is_valid_password(self, pwd):
             return False
         if self.__password is None:
             return False
-        return hashlib.md5(pwd.encode()).hexdigest().upper() == self.__password
+        return hashlib.md5(pwd.encode()).hexdigest().lower() == self.__password
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':