2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/client/src/app/shared/forms/form-validators/video-comment.ts b/client/src/app/shared/forms/form-validators/video-comment.ts
index 42a97e300..290d83195 100644
--- a/client/src/app/shared/forms/form-validators/video-comment.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/shared/forms/form-validators/video-comment.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Validators } from '@angular/forms'
 
 export const VIDEO_COMMENT_TEXT = {
-  VALIDATORS: [ Validators.required, Validators.minLength(2), Validators.maxLength(3000) ],
+  VALIDATORS: [ Validators.required, Validators.minLength(1), Validators.maxLength(3000) ],
   MESSAGES: {
     'required': 'Comment is required.',
     'minlength': 'Comment must be at least 2 characters long.',
diff --git a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
index 3fde9bd94..5241832fe 100644
--- a/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
+++ b/server/tests/api/check-params/video-comments.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
 
     it('Should fail with a short comment', async function () {
       const fields = {
-        text: 'h'.repeat(3001)
+        text: ''
       }
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: pathThread, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ describe('Test video comments API validator', function () {
 
     it('Should fail with a short comment', async function () {
       const fields = {
-        text: 'h'.repeat(3001)
+        text: ''
       }
       await makePostBodyRequest({ url: server.url, path: pathComment, token: server.accessToken, fields })
     })