diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/Validators/StatusMinLengthValidator.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/Validators/StatusMinLengthValidator.qml
index f9b4ca85e5..e36ce316f9 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/Validators/StatusMinLengthValidator.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Controls/Validators/StatusMinLengthValidator.qml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ StatusValidator {
     }
 
     validate: function (value) {
-        return value.length >= minLength ? true : {
+        return value.length >= minLength && value.trim().length > 0 ? true : {
             min: minLength,
             actual: value.length
         }