diff --git a/lib/derivantes/accounts/user.ex b/lib/derivantes/accounts/user.ex
index 916cbf8..3bb74df 100755
--- a/lib/derivantes/accounts/user.ex
+++ b/lib/derivantes/accounts/user.ex
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ defmodule Derivantes.Accounts.User do
   defp validate_password(changeset, opts) do
     changeset
     |> validate_required([:password])
-    |> validate_length(:password, min: 12, max: 72)
+    |> validate_length(:password, min: 6, max: 72)
     # Examples of additional password validation:
     # |> validate_format(:password, ~r/[a-z]/, message: "at least one lower case character")
     # |> validate_format(:password, ~r/[A-Z]/, message: "at least one upper case character")