diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/mailserver/controller/MailboxAdminController.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/mailserver/controller/MailboxAdminController.java
index 7929741..46c02e1 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/mailserver/controller/MailboxAdminController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/mailserver/controller/MailboxAdminController.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class MailboxAdminController {
 
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MailboxAdminController.class);
     private static final Pattern LOCAL_PART = Pattern.compile("[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9._+-]{0,62}[a-z0-9])?");
-    private static final int MIN_PASSWORD = 10;
+    private static final int MIN_PASSWORD = 8;
 
     public record MailboxView(Long id, String email, String displayName, boolean active, boolean admin,
                               long usedBytes, long quotaBytes, Instant createdAt) {