diff -Nur anaconda-29.24.7.old/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/lib/passphrase.py anaconda-29.24.7/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/lib/passphrase.py
--- anaconda-29.24.7.old/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/lib/passphrase.py	2019-01-30 20:34:33.204096820 -0500
+++ anaconda-29.24.7/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/lib/passphrase.py	2019-01-30 21:12:10.449096820 -0500
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
             self._passphrase_good_enough = True
         elif len(self._checker.failed_checks) == 1 and self._validity_check in self._checker._failed_checks:
             # only the password validity check failed
-            if self._checker.policy.strict:
+            if self._checker.policy.strict or self._strength_bar.get_value() < 2:
                 # this is not fine for the strict password policy
                 self._passphrase_good_enough = False
             else: