diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/mobile.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/mobile.py
index c18de38f7a2..1065da37c14 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/mobile.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/mobile.py
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ class Mobile( BaseUIController ):
         #         kwd['email'] = autoreg[1]
         #         kwd['username'] = autoreg[2]
         #         params = util.Params( kwd )
-        #         message = validate_email( trans, kwd['email'] )
+        #         message = " ".join( [ validate_email( trans, kwd['email'] ),
+        #                               validate_publicname( trans, kwd['username'] ) ] ).rstrip()
         #         if not message:
         #             message, status, user, success = self.__register( trans, 'user', False, **kwd )
         #             if success:
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/user.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/user.py
index 8acb135afb1..fcd41069c97 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/user.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/user.py
@@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ class User( BaseUIController, UsesFormDefinitionsMixin, CreatesUsersMixin, Creat
             if autoreg[0]:
                 kwd['email'] = autoreg[1]
                 kwd['username'] = autoreg[2]
-                message = validate_email( trans, kwd['email'] )  # self.__validate( trans, params, email, password, password, username )
+                message = " ".join( [ validate_email( trans, kwd['email'] ),
+                                      validate_publicname( trans, kwd['username'] ) ] ).rstrip()
                 if not message:
                     message, status, user, success = self.__register( trans, 'user', False, **kwd )
                     if success: