diff --git a/core/client/validators/new-user.js b/core/client/validators/new-user.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..faaf3029ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/client/validators/new-user.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+var NewUserValidator = Ember.Object.extend({
+    check: function (model) {
+        var data = model.getProperties('name', 'email', 'password'),
+            validationErrors = [];
+
+        if (!validator.isLength(data.name, 1)) {
+            validationErrors.push({
+                message: 'Please enter a name.'
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (!validator.isEmail(data.email)) {
+            validationErrors.push({
+                message: 'Invalid Email.'
+            });
+        }
+
+        if (!validator.isLength(data.password, 8)) {
+            validationErrors.push({
+                message: 'Password must be at least 8 characters long.'
+            });
+        }
+
+        return validationErrors;
+    }
+});
+
+export default NewUserValidator;
diff --git a/core/client/validators/setup.js b/core/client/validators/setup.js
index 9f7de2af5c..ab5c74fd75 100644
--- a/core/client/validators/setup.js
+++ b/core/client/validators/setup.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-var SetupValidator = Ember.Object.create({
+import NewUserValidator from 'ghost/validators/new-user';
+
+var SetupValidator = NewUserValidator.extend({
     check: function (model) {
-        var data = model.getProperties('blogTitle', 'name', 'email', 'password'),
-            validationErrors = [];
+        var data = model.getProperties('blogTitle'),
+            validationErrors = this._super(model);
 
         if (!validator.isLength(data.blogTitle, 1)) {
             validationErrors.push({
@@ -9,26 +11,8 @@ var SetupValidator = Ember.Object.create({
             });
         }
 
-        if (!validator.isLength(data.name, 1)) {
-            validationErrors.push({
-                message: 'Please enter a name.'
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (!validator.isEmail(data.email)) {
-            validationErrors.push({
-                message: 'Invalid Email.'
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (!validator.isLength(data.password, 8)) {
-            validationErrors.push({
-                message: 'Password must be at least 8 characters long.'
-            });
-        }
-
         return validationErrors;
     }
-});
+}).create();
 
 export default SetupValidator;
diff --git a/core/client/validators/signup.js b/core/client/validators/signup.js
index 27745e8a0e..0e0a537719 100644
--- a/core/client/validators/signup.js
+++ b/core/client/validators/signup.js
@@ -1,28 +1,3 @@
-var SignupValidator = Ember.Object.create({
-    check: function (model) {
-        var data = model.getProperties('name', 'email', 'password'),
-            validationErrors = [];
+import NewUserValidator from 'ghost/validators/new-user';
 
-        if (!validator.isLength(data.name, 1)) {
-            validationErrors.push({
-                message: 'Please enter a name.'
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (!validator.isEmail(data.email)) {
-            validationErrors.push({
-                message: 'Invalid Email.'
-            });
-        }
-
-        if (!validator.isLength(data.password, 8)) {
-            validationErrors.push({
-                message: 'Password must be at least 8 characters long.'
-            });
-        }
-
-        return validationErrors;
-    }
-});
-
-export default SignupValidator;
+export default NewUserValidator.create();