diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 572e05fe..69841c6c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ DDNS_PASSWORD=
 CURRENT_DDNS_DOMAIN=
 CURRENT_DDNS_CODE=
 
+# Minimum number of characters in a password
+MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH=10
+
 # number of CPU cores
 CPU_CORES=1
 
@@ -414,11 +417,16 @@ function interactive_configuration_remote_backups {
           $remote_ssh_domain != "" && \
           $remote_ssh_port != "" && \
           $remote_ssh_password != "" ]]; then
-          echo "$remote_ssh_username@$remote_ssh_domain:$remote_ssh_port//home/$remote_ssh_username $remote_ssh_password" >> $FRIENDS_SERVERS_LIST
+
+		  if [ ${#remote_ssh_password} -lt $MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH ]; then
+			  dialog --title "Password quality check" --msgbox "The password given was too short. It must be at least $MINIMUM_PASSWORD_LENGTH characters" 6 40
+		  else
+			  echo "$remote_ssh_username@$remote_ssh_domain:$remote_ssh_port//home/$remote_ssh_username $remote_ssh_password" >> $FRIENDS_SERVERS_LIST
+			  entering_remote_backups_ctr=$((entering_remote_backups_ctr + 1))
+		  fi
       else
           entering_remote_backups_done="yes"
       fi
-      entering_remote_backups_ctr=$((entering_remote_backups_ctr + 1))
   done
   if [ -f $FRIENDS_SERVERS_LIST ]; then
       chown $MY_USERNAME:$MY_USERNAME $FRIENDS_SERVERS_LIST