diff --git a/blastmud_game/src/message_handler/user_commands/login.rs b/blastmud_game/src/message_handler/user_commands/login.rs
index cdfcf50d..d60f5bb6 100644
--- a/blastmud_game/src/message_handler/user_commands/login.rs
+++ b/blastmud_game/src/message_handler/user_commands/login.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub struct Verb;
 impl UserVerb for Verb {
     async fn handle(self: &Self, ctx: &mut VerbContext, _verb: &str, remaining: &str) -> UResult<()> {
         let (username, password) = match remaining.split_whitespace().collect::<Vec<&str>>()[..] {
-            [] => user_error("Too few options to login".to_owned())?,
+            [] | [_] => user_error("Too few options to login".to_owned())?,
             [username, password] => (username, password),
             _ => user_error("Too many options to login".to_owned())?,
         };