diff --git a/main/utils.py b/main/utils.py
index ebb6d41..dfaaffc 100644
--- a/main/utils.py
+++ b/main/utils.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def format_username(firstname, lastname):
     first = firstname.lower().strip().replace(" ", "")[:6].encode('ascii', 'ignore')
     last = lastname.lower().strip().replace(" ", "")[:6].encode('ascii', 'ignore')
 
-    return "{0}{0}".format(first, last)
+    return "{0}{1}".format(first, last)
 
 def users_with_perm(perm_name):
     return User.objects.filter(