diff --git a/ceo/urwid/newmember.py b/ceo/urwid/newmember.py
index f3e56e088..860f95bbc 100644
--- a/ceo/urwid/newmember.py
+++ b/ceo/urwid/newmember.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class InfoPage(WizardPanel):
         self.state['name'] = self.name.get_edit_text()
         self.state['program'] = self.program.get_edit_text()
 	self.state['email'] = self.email.get_edit_text()
-        if len( self.state['userid'] ) < 3:
+        if len( self.state['userid'] ) < 2:
             self.focus_widget( self.userid )
             set_status("Username is too short")
             return True
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 18221680f..01f0f6644 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ceo (0.6.0-buster1.2) buster; urgency=medium
+
+  * Decrease minimum username length from 3 to 2
+
+ -- Max Erenberg <merenber@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>  Sun, 02 May 2021 18:02:31 -0400
+
 ceo (0.6.0-buster1.1) buster; urgency=medium
 
   * Use Mailman 3 instead of Mailman 2