diff --git a/views/account/email-signup.jade b/views/account/email-signup.jade
index ab3f821f950..1764c86f107 100644
--- a/views/account/email-signup.jade
+++ b/views/account/email-signup.jade
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ block content
             |  That email address is already in use.
       .form-group
         .col-sm-6.col-sm-offset-3
-          input.form-control(type='text', name='username', ng-keypress='', autocomplete="off", id='username', placeholder='username', ng-model='username', unique-username='', required, ng-minlength=5, ng-maxlength=20, ng-pattern="/^[A-z0-9_]+$/")
+          input.form-control(type='text', name='username', ng-keypress='', autocomplete="off", id='username', placeholder='username', ng-model='username', unique-username='', required, ng-minlength=8, ng-maxlength=20, ng-pattern="/^[A-z0-9_]+$/")
         .col-sm-6.col-sm-offset-3(ng-cloak, ng-show="profileForm.username.$error.pattern && !signupForm.username.$pristine")
           alert(type='danger')
             span.ion-close-circled