diff --git a/internal/auth/password/authmethod.go b/internal/auth/password/authmethod.go
index 13a2819931..97aa00c089 100644
--- a/internal/auth/password/authmethod.go
+++ b/internal/auth/password/authmethod.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func NewAuthMethod(scopeId string, opt ...Option) (*AuthMethod, error) {
 			ScopeId:           scopeId,
 			Name:              opts.withName,
 			Description:       opts.withDescription,
-			MinUserNameLength: 5,
+			MinUserNameLength: 3,
 			MinPasswordLength: 8,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/auth/password/authmethod_test.go b/internal/auth/password/authmethod_test.go
index 7612f0240f..863526e7ba 100644
--- a/internal/auth/password/authmethod_test.go
+++ b/internal/auth/password/authmethod_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestAuthMethod_New(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{},
 			want: &AuthMethod{
 				AuthMethod: &store.AuthMethod{
-					MinUserNameLength: 5,
+					MinUserNameLength: 3,
 					MinPasswordLength: 8,
 				},
 			},
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestAuthMethod_New(t *testing.T) {
 			want: &AuthMethod{
 				AuthMethod: &store.AuthMethod{
 					Name:              "test-name",
-					MinUserNameLength: 5,
+					MinUserNameLength: 3,
 					MinPasswordLength: 8,
 				},
 			},
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestAuthMethod_New(t *testing.T) {
 			want: &AuthMethod{
 				AuthMethod: &store.AuthMethod{
 					Description:       "test-description",
-					MinUserNameLength: 5,
+					MinUserNameLength: 3,
 					MinPasswordLength: 8,
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/internal/auth/password/errors.go b/internal/auth/password/errors.go
index fae2738681..b98e8a4121 100644
--- a/internal/auth/password/errors.go
+++ b/internal/auth/password/errors.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "errors"
 var (
 	// ErrTooShort results from attempting to set a password which is to
 	// short.
-	ErrTooShort = errors.New("password to short")
+	ErrTooShort = errors.New("too short")
 
 	// ErrUnsupportedConfiguration results from attempting to perform an
 	// operation that sets a password configuration to an unsupported type.