diff --git a/cups/translate-ticket.go b/cups/translate-ticket.go
index 2e96b3b..8e37e08 100644
--- a/cups/translate-ticket.go
+++ b/cups/translate-ticket.go
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ func translateTicket(printer *lib.Printer, ticket *cdd.CloudJobTicket) (map[stri
 	m := map[string]string{}
 	for _, vti := range ticket.Print.VendorTicketItem {
 		if vti.ID == ricohPasswordVendorID {
+			if vti.Value == "" {
+				// do not add specific map of options for Ricoh vendor like ppdLockedPrintPassword or ppdJobType when password is empty
+				continue; 
+			}
 			if !rRicohPasswordFormat.MatchString(vti.Value) {
-				return map[string]string{}, errors.New("Invalid password format")
+				return map[string]string{}, errors.New("Invalid password format")				
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/cups/translate-ticket_test.go b/cups/translate-ticket_test.go
index aeac954..a9741db 100644
--- a/cups/translate-ticket_test.go
+++ b/cups/translate-ticket_test.go
@@ -281,10 +281,10 @@ func TestTranslateTicket_RicohLockedPrint(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	expected = map[string]string{}
 	o, err = translateTicket(&printer, &ticket)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Log("expected error")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Logf("did not expect error %s", err)
 		t.Fail()
-	}
+	}	
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(o, expected) {
 		t.Logf("expected\n %+v\ngot\n %+v", expected, o)
 		t.Fail()