diff --git a/plugins/credential-password/constants.go b/plugins/credential-password/constants.go
index 781290f..76331cc 100644
--- a/plugins/credential-password/constants.go
+++ b/plugins/credential-password/constants.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import "github.com/thecodearcher/limen"
 
 const (
 	defaultMinPasswordLength        = 8
+	minAllowedPasswordLength        = 4
 	defaultPasswordRequireUppercase = true
 	defaultPasswordRequireNumbers   = true
 	defaultPasswordRequireSymbols   = false
diff --git a/plugins/credential-password/plugin.go b/plugins/credential-password/plugin.go
index 50b3c92..f020e60 100644
--- a/plugins/credential-password/plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/credential-password/plugin.go
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ func (p *credentialPasswordPlugin) Initialize(core *limen.LimenCore) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("config is required")
 	}
 
-	if p.config.passwordMinLength < defaultMinPasswordLength {
-		return fmt.Errorf("password min length must be at least 4")
+	if p.config.passwordMinLength < minAllowedPasswordLength {
+		return fmt.Errorf("password min length must be at least %d", minAllowedPasswordLength)
 	}
 
 	return nil