diff --git a/config/config.php b/config/config.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c24a682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php return [
+      /*
+      |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+      | Minimum Password Length
+      |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+      |
+      | The minimum length of characters required for user passwords.
+      |
+      */
+    'minPasswordLength' => 8,
+];
diff --git a/models/User.php b/models/User.php
index 8e83ea3..22efaf9 100644
--- a/models/User.php
+++ b/models/User.php
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class User extends UserBase
         'email'    => 'required|between:6,255|email|unique:users',
         'avatar'   => 'nullable|image|max:4000',
         'username' => 'required|between:2,255|unique:users',
-        'password' => 'required:create|between:' . UserSettings::MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH_DEFAULT . ',255|confirmed',
-        'password_confirmation' => 'required_with:password|between:' . UserSettings::MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH_DEFAULT . ',255',
+        'password' => 'required:create|between:8,255|confirmed',
+        'password_confirmation' => 'required_with:password|between:8,255',
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public function getLoginName()
      */
     public static function getMinPasswordLength()
     {
-        return Config::get('min_password_length', 8);
+        return Config::get('rainlab.user::minPasswordLength', 8);
     }
 
     //
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ public function beforeValidate()
             $this->username = $this->email;
         }
 
-
         /*
          * Apply Password Length Settings
          */