diff --git a/src/modules/module_29800.c b/src/modules/module_29800.c
index 8ed6405bf..7f4be0f1c 100644
--- a/src/modules/module_29800.c
+++ b/src/modules/module_29800.c
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ u32 module_kernel_loops_max (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_
   return kernel_loops_max;
 }
 
+u32 module_pw_min (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra)
+{
+  const u32 pw_min = 8;
+
+  return pw_min;
+}
+
 u32 module_pw_max (MAYBE_UNUSED const hashconfig_t *hashconfig, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_t *user_options, MAYBE_UNUSED const user_options_extra_t *user_options_extra)
 {
   // this overrides the reductions of PW_MAX in case optimized kernel is selected
@@ -477,7 +484,7 @@ void module_init (module_ctx_t *module_ctx)
   module_ctx->module_potfile_keep_all_hashes  = MODULE_DEFAULT;
   module_ctx->module_pwdump_column            = MODULE_DEFAULT;
   module_ctx->module_pw_max                   = module_pw_max;
-  module_ctx->module_pw_min                   = MODULE_DEFAULT;
+  module_ctx->module_pw_min                   = module_pw_min;
   module_ctx->module_salt_max                 = MODULE_DEFAULT;
   module_ctx->module_salt_min                 = MODULE_DEFAULT;
   module_ctx->module_salt_type                = module_salt_type;