diff --git a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/newemail.py b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/newemail.py
index fbf976af..67bd861a 100644
--- a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/newemail.py
+++ b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/newemail.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ALPHANUMERIC_PUNCT = string.ascii_letters + string.digits + string.punctuation
 
 
 def create_newemail_dict(config: Config):
-    user = "".join(random.choices(ALPHANUMERIC, k=config.username_min_length))
+    user = "".join(random.choices(ALPHANUMERIC, k=config.username_max_length))
     password = "".join(
         secrets.choice(ALPHANUMERIC_PUNCT)
         for _ in range(config.password_min_length + 3)