diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchHelpers.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchHelpers.cpp
index 9999e125c..32317c940 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchHelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchHelpers.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ namespace chatterino {
 
 bool trimChannelName(const QString &channelName, QString &outChannelName)
 {
-    if (channelName.length() < 3) {
-        log("channel name length below 3");
+    if (channelName.length() < 2) {
+        log("channel name length below 2");
         return false;
     }