diff --git a/src/invidious/routes/account.cr b/src/invidious/routes/account.cr
index 647e594c..0a9467c1 100644
--- a/src/invidious/routes/account.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/routes/account.cr
@@ -124,14 +124,10 @@ module Invidious::Routes::Account
     end
 
     new_username = env.params.body["new_username"]?.try &.downcase.byte_slice(0, 254)
-    if new_username.nil?
+    if new_username.nil? || new_username.empty?
       return error_template(401, "accounts_username_required_field")
     end
 
-    if new_username.empty?
-      return error_template(401, "accounts_username_empty")
-    end
-
     if new_username == user.email
       return error_template(401, "accounts_username_is_the_same")
     end