diff --git a/patterns/clean-architecture/src/main/java/com/baeldung/pattern/cleanarchitecture/usercreation/CommonUser.java b/patterns/clean-architecture/src/main/java/com/baeldung/pattern/cleanarchitecture/usercreation/CommonUser.java
index f7ba9dacc0..c4f105fad5 100644
--- a/patterns/clean-architecture/src/main/java/com/baeldung/pattern/cleanarchitecture/usercreation/CommonUser.java
+++ b/patterns/clean-architecture/src/main/java/com/baeldung/pattern/cleanarchitecture/usercreation/CommonUser.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class CommonUser implements User {
 
     @Override
     public boolean passwordIsValid() {
-        return password == null || password.length() > 5;
+        return password != null && password.length() > 5;
     }
 
     @Override