diff --git a/BTCPayServer/Hosting/Startup.cs b/BTCPayServer/Hosting/Startup.cs
index 1308ddd98..21e4b21b9 100644
--- a/BTCPayServer/Hosting/Startup.cs
+++ b/BTCPayServer/Hosting/Startup.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace BTCPayServer.Hosting
             services.Configure<IdentityOptions>(options =>
             {
                 options.Password.RequireDigit = false;
-                options.Password.RequiredLength = 7;
+                options.Password.RequiredLength = 6;
                 options.Password.RequireLowercase = false;
                 options.Password.RequireNonAlphanumeric = false;
                 options.Password.RequireUppercase = false;