diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
index a01e6204..27f3c7e9 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account_mngt.cc
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ long CreateWrenchBoardAccount(CVars in, CVars &out) {
     bool compt = false;
     REQ_STRING(in, "verify_link", 2, 120, "(.*)");
     REQ_STRING (in, "password",   3, 15, "(.*)");
+    REQ_STRING(in, "username", 5, 49, "(.*)");
     OPTIONAL(in, "loc") REQ_STRING(in, "loc", 3, 15, "(.*)");
     //const char * loc = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
     //in["loc"]  = loc;