diff --git a/Course3/Lab4/validations.py b/Course3/Lab4/validations.py
index b18de65a2e..f62195bc8e 100644
--- a/Course3/Lab4/validations.py
+++ b/Course3/Lab4/validations.py
@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ def validate_user(username, minlen):
     # Usernames can't begin with a number
     if username[0].isnumeric():
         return False
+    if not username[0].isalpha():
+        return False     	
     return True
 
-
+print(validate_user("blue.kale", 3)) # True
+print(validate_user(".blue.kale", 3)) # Currently True, should be False
+print(validate_user("red_quinoa", 4)) # True
+print(validate_user("_red_quinoa", 4)) # Currently True, should be False