diff --git a/src/users.c b/src/users.c
index f20e179..583b74d 100644
--- a/src/users.c
+++ b/src/users.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ struct user_record *new_user() {
 			s_printf(get_string(166));
 			s_readstring(buffer, 16);
 			s_printf("\r\n");
-			if (strlen(buffer) < 3) {
+			if (strlen(buffer) < 2) {
 				s_printf(get_string(167));
 				continue;
 			}