diff --git a/templates/auth.html b/templates/auth.html
index 5c28cec..f2e5997 100644
--- a/templates/auth.html
+++ b/templates/auth.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <div class="auth-copy"><span class="signal-label">MEMBER ACCESS</span><h1>{{ 'Join the circuit.' if mode == 'register' else 'Resume the signal.' }}</h1><p>Accounts let you publish and maintain your own engineering notes.</p></div>
   <form class="auth-form" method="post">
     <label>Handle<input name="username" autocomplete="username" required pattern="[a-z0-9_-]{3,32}" placeholder="your-handle"></label>
-    <label>Password<input name="password" type="password" autocomplete="{{ 'new-password' if mode == 'register' else 'current-password' }}" required minlength="10" placeholder="10+ characters"></label>
+    <label>Password<input name="password" type="password" autocomplete="{{ 'new-password' if mode == 'register' else 'current-password' }}" required {% if mode == 'register' %}minlength="10" placeholder="10+ characters"{% else %}placeholder="Your password"{% endif %}></label>
     <button class="button" type="submit">{{ 'Create account' if mode == 'register' else 'Sign in' }} <span aria-hidden="true">→</span></button>
     <p class="form-switch">{% if mode == 'register' %}Already publishing? <a href="{{ url_for('login') }}">Sign in</a>{% else %}New to the project? <a href="{{ url_for('register') }}">Create an account</a>{% endif %}</p>
   </form>