diff --git a/app/config/version.php b/app/config/version.php
index 4a9397aa2f..38471e9071 100644
--- a/app/config/version.php
+++ b/app/config/version.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 return array (
   'app_version' => 'v2.0.5-pre',
-  'hash_version' => 'v2.0.5-pre-156-gf6e2654',
+  'hash_version' => 'v2.0.5-pre-157-g5931587',
 );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/UsersController.php b/app/controllers/admin/UsersController.php
index 3588e14c40..6033a9a406 100755
--- a/app/controllers/admin/UsersController.php
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/UsersController.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class UsersController extends AdminController {
         'first_name' => 'required|alpha_space|min:2',
         'last_name' => 'required|alpha_space|min:2',
         'location_id' => 'numeric',
-        'username' => 'required|min:2|unique:users,username, ',
+        'username' => 'required|min:2|unique:users,deleted_at,NULL',
         'email' => 'email|unique:users,email',
         'password' => 'required|min:6',
         'password_confirm' => 'required|min:6|same:password',