diff --git a/config/validator/validation.yaml b/config/validator/validation.yaml
index 96b4c6a1..44177f7f 100644
--- a/config/validator/validation.yaml
+++ b/config/validator/validation.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ App\Entity\User:
             - App\Validator\Constraints\Role: ~
         username:
             - NotBlank: ~
-            - Length: { min: 5, max: 60 }
+            - Length: { min: 3, max: 60 }
         email:
             - NotBlank: ~
             - Email: ~
diff --git a/src/Command/CreateUserCommand.php b/src/Command/CreateUserCommand.php
index 13b9e956..8d0b4446 100644
--- a/src/Command/CreateUserCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/CreateUserCommand.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class CreateUserCommand extends Command
         $pwd = $this->encoder->encodePassword($user, $user->getPlainPassword());
         $user->setPassword($pwd);
 
-        $errors = $this->validator->validate($user);
+        $errors = $this->validator->validate($user, null, ['registration']);
         if ($errors->count() > 0) {
             /** @var \Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolation $error */
             foreach ($errors as $error) {
@@ -149,13 +149,13 @@ class CreateUserCommand extends Command
         /* @var QuestionHelper $helper */
         $helper = $this->getHelper('question');
 
-        $passwordQuestion = new Question('Please enter the password');
+        $passwordQuestion = new Question('Please enter the password: ');
         $passwordQuestion->setHidden(true);
         $passwordQuestion->setHiddenFallback(false);
         $passwordQuestion->setValidator(function (?string $value) {
             $password = trim($value);
-            if (empty($password) || strlen($password) < 6) {
-                throw new \Exception('The password is too short, must be at least 6 character');
+            if (empty($password)) {
+                throw new \Exception('The password may not be empty');
             }
 
             return $value;
diff --git a/tests/Command/CreateUserCommandTest.php b/tests/Command/CreateUserCommandTest.php
index 51af3d38..4a7c9f77 100644
--- a/tests/Command/CreateUserCommandTest.php
+++ b/tests/Command/CreateUserCommandTest.php
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ use App\Entity\User;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Console\Application;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Test\KernelTestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Tester\CommandTester;
-use Symfony\Component\Validator\ConstraintViolationListInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\Validator\Validator\ValidatorInterface;
 
 /**
  * @coversDefaultClass \App\Command\CreateUserCommand
@@ -36,15 +34,10 @@ class CreateUserCommandTest extends KernelTestCase
 
         $passwordEncoder = $container->get('security.password_encoder');
 
-        $validationResult = $this->getMockBuilder(ConstraintViolationListInterface::class)->getMock();
-        $validationResult->method('count')->willReturn(0);
-        $validator = $this->getMockBuilder(ValidatorInterface::class)->getMock();
-        $validator->method('validate')->willReturn($validationResult);
-
         $this->application->add(new CreateUserCommand(
             $passwordEncoder,
             $container->get('doctrine'),
-            $validator
+            $container->get('validator')
         ));
     }
 
@@ -75,6 +68,14 @@ class CreateUserCommandTest extends KernelTestCase
         return $commandTester;
     }
 
+    public function testUserWithValidationProblem()
+    {
+        $commandTester = $this->createUser('xx', '', 'ROLE_USER', '');
+        $output = $commandTester->getDisplay();
+        $this->assertContains('[ERROR] plainPassword ()', $output);
+        // TODO the test validator is misconfigured, doesn't find "short username" and "empty email"
+    }
+
     public function testUserAlreadyExisting()
     {
         $this->createUser('MyTestUser', 'user@example.com', 'ROLE_USER', 'foobar');
diff --git a/tests/Controller/Admin/UserControllerTest.php b/tests/Controller/Admin/UserControllerTest.php
index c5d285c8..bb18c40a 100644
--- a/tests/Controller/Admin/UserControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Controller/Admin/UserControllerTest.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class UserControllerTest extends ControllerBaseTest
             [
                 [
                     'user_create' => [
-                        'username' => 'Test',
+                        'username' => 'xx',
                         'plainPassword' => ['first' => 'sdfsdf', 'second' => 'sdfxxx'],
                         'alias' => 'ycvyxcb',
                         'title' => '34rtwrtewrt',
diff --git a/tests/Entity/UserTest.php b/tests/Entity/UserTest.php
index 2bf66538..9333c458 100644
--- a/tests/Entity/UserTest.php
+++ b/tests/Entity/UserTest.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class UserTest extends AbstractEntityTest
         return [
             ['', ''],
             [null, null],
-            ['test', 'test@'], // too short username
+            ['xx', 'test@'], // too short username
             [str_pad('#', 61, '-'), 'test@x.'], // too long username
             [str_pad('#', 61, '-'), 'test@x.', ['xxxxx']], // too short password and invalid role
         ];
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class UserTest extends AbstractEntityTest
     public function getValidTestData()
     {
         return [
-            [str_pad('#', 6, '-'), 'test@x.x'], // shortest possible username
+            [str_pad('#', 3, '-'), 'test@x.x'], // shortest possible username
             [str_pad('#', 60, '-'), 'test@x.x', ['ROLE_CUSTOMER']], // longest possible password and valid role
         ];
     }