diff --git a/src/main/java/PasswordValidator.java b/src/main/java/PasswordValidator.java
index e469c92..123fa9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/PasswordValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/PasswordValidator.java
@@ -4,4 +4,12 @@ public class PasswordValidator {
     public boolean validate(String password) {
         return password.length() >= minLength;
     }
+
+    public int getMinLength() {
+        return minLength;
+    }
+
+    public void setMinLength(int minLength) {
+        this.minLength = minLength;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/PasswordValidatorTest.java b/src/test/java/PasswordValidatorTest.java
index e40fa23..0079f22 100644
--- a/src/test/java/PasswordValidatorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/PasswordValidatorTest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ class PasswordValidatorTest {
         assertFalse(passwordValidator.validate(""));
 
         // test minimum password length
+        passwordValidator.setMinLength(6);
+        assertFalse(passwordValidator.validate("abcde"));
         assertTrue(passwordValidator.validate("abcdef"));
+        assertTrue(passwordValidator.validate("abcdefg"));
     }
 }