diff --git a/src/apps/profiles/forms.py b/src/apps/profiles/forms.py
index c2b0b43cc..ba75c6a55 100644
--- a/src/apps/profiles/forms.py
+++ b/src/apps/profiles/forms.py
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ def clean_username(self):
             raise forms.ValidationError(
                 "Usernames should not contain special characters."
             )
+        if (len(data) > 15) or (len(data) < 5):
+            raise forms.ValidationError(
+                "Username must have at least 5 characters and at most 15 characters"
+            )
         return data
 
     class Meta: