diff --git a/server/src/domain/auth/dto/login-credential.dto.spec.ts b/server/src/domain/auth/dto/login-credential.dto.spec.ts
index 2caaefcd99..7682db4c4e 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/auth/dto/login-credential.dto.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/auth/dto/login-credential.dto.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ import { validateSync } from 'class-validator';
 import { LoginCredentialDto } from './login-credential.dto';
 
 describe('LoginCredentialDto', () => {
+  it('should allow emails without a tld', () => {
+    const someEmail = 'test@test';
+
+    const dto = plainToInstance(LoginCredentialDto, { email: someEmail, password: 'password' });
+    const errors = validateSync(dto);
+    expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(dto.email).toEqual(someEmail);
+  });
+
   it('should fail without an email', () => {
     const dto = plainToInstance(LoginCredentialDto, { password: 'password' });
     const errors = validateSync(dto);
diff --git a/server/src/domain/auth/dto/login-credential.dto.ts b/server/src/domain/auth/dto/login-credential.dto.ts
index e13badafa3..dfb9da873b 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/auth/dto/login-credential.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/auth/dto/login-credential.dto.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Transform } from 'class-transformer';
 import { IsEmail, IsNotEmpty, IsString } from 'class-validator';
 
 export class LoginCredentialDto {
-  @IsEmail()
+  @IsEmail({ require_tld: false })
   @ApiProperty({ example: 'testuser@email.com' })
   @Transform(({ value }) => value.toLowerCase())
   email!: string;
diff --git a/server/src/domain/auth/dto/sign-up.dto.spec.ts b/server/src/domain/auth/dto/sign-up.dto.spec.ts
index c2e9d7f479..de708fe2ee 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/auth/dto/sign-up.dto.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/auth/dto/sign-up.dto.spec.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,20 @@ describe('SignUpDto', () => {
     expect(errors[0].property).toEqual('email');
   });
 
+  it('should allow emails without a tld', () => {
+    const someEmail = 'test@test';
+
+    const dto = plainToInstance(SignUpDto, {
+      email: someEmail,
+      password: 'password',
+      firstName: 'first name',
+      lastName: 'last name',
+    });
+    const errors = validateSync(dto);
+    expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(dto.email).toEqual(someEmail);
+  });
+
   it('should make the email all lowercase', () => {
     const dto = plainToInstance(SignUpDto, {
       email: 'TeSt@ImMiCh.com',
diff --git a/server/src/domain/auth/dto/sign-up.dto.ts b/server/src/domain/auth/dto/sign-up.dto.ts
index 353e9cd8d3..b6c6175871 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/auth/dto/sign-up.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/auth/dto/sign-up.dto.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Transform } from 'class-transformer';
 import { IsEmail, IsNotEmpty, IsString } from 'class-validator';
 
 export class SignUpDto {
-  @IsEmail()
+  @IsEmail({ require_tld: false })
   @ApiProperty({ example: 'testuser@email.com' })
   @Transform(({ value }) => value.toLowerCase())
   email!: string;
diff --git a/server/src/domain/user/dto/create-user.dto.spec.ts b/server/src/domain/user/dto/create-user.dto.spec.ts
index 45f3335674..492d44c36f 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/user/dto/create-user.dto.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/user/dto/create-user.dto.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { plainToInstance } from 'class-transformer';
 import { validate } from 'class-validator';
-import { CreateUserDto } from './create-user.dto';
+import { CreateAdminDto, CreateUserDto, CreateUserOAuthDto } from './create-user.dto';
 
 describe('create user DTO', () => {
   it('validates the email', async () => {
@@ -24,4 +24,51 @@ describe('create user DTO', () => {
     errors = await validate(dto);
     expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
   });
+
+  it('should allow emails without a tld', async () => {
+    const someEmail = 'test@test';
+
+    const dto = plainToInstance(CreateUserDto, {
+      email: someEmail,
+      password: 'some password',
+      firstName: 'some first name',
+      lastName: 'some last name',
+    });
+    const errors = await validate(dto);
+    expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(dto.email).toEqual(someEmail);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('create admin DTO', () => {
+  it('should allow emails without a tld', async () => {
+    const someEmail = 'test@test';
+
+    const dto = plainToInstance(CreateAdminDto, {
+      isAdmin: true,
+      email: someEmail,
+      password: 'some password',
+      firstName: 'some first name',
+      lastName: 'some last name',
+    });
+    const errors = await validate(dto);
+    expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(dto.email).toEqual(someEmail);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('create user oauth DTO', () => {
+  it('should allow emails without a tld', async () => {
+    const someEmail = 'test@test';
+
+    const dto = plainToInstance(CreateUserOAuthDto, {
+      email: someEmail,
+      oauthId: 'some oauth id',
+      firstName: 'some first name',
+      lastName: 'some last name',
+    });
+    const errors = await validate(dto);
+    expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(dto.email).toEqual(someEmail);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/server/src/domain/user/dto/create-user.dto.ts b/server/src/domain/user/dto/create-user.dto.ts
index 4fea6eddc6..ef857ffe21 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/user/dto/create-user.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/user/dto/create-user.dto.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { IsEmail, IsNotEmpty, IsOptional, IsString } from 'class-validator';
 import { toEmail, toSanitized } from '@app/immich/utils/transform.util';
 
 export class CreateUserDto {
-  @IsEmail()
+  @IsEmail({ require_tld: false })
   @Transform(toEmail)
   email!: string;
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class CreateAdminDto {
   @IsNotEmpty()
   isAdmin!: true;
 
-  @IsEmail()
+  @IsEmail({ require_tld: false })
   @Transform(({ value }) => value?.toLowerCase())
   email!: string;
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class CreateAdminDto {
 }
 
 export class CreateUserOAuthDto {
-  @IsEmail()
+  @IsEmail({ require_tld: false })
   @Transform(({ value }) => value?.toLowerCase())
   email!: string;
 
diff --git a/server/src/domain/user/dto/update-user.dto.spec.ts b/server/src/domain/user/dto/update-user.dto.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e9013f291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/domain/user/dto/update-user.dto.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { plainToInstance } from 'class-transformer';
+import { validate } from 'class-validator';
+import { UpdateUserDto } from './update-user.dto';
+
+describe('update user DTO', () => {
+  it('should allow emails without a tld', async () => {
+    const someEmail = 'test@test';
+
+    const dto = plainToInstance(UpdateUserDto, {
+      email: someEmail,
+      id: '3fe388e4-2078-44d7-b36c-39d9dee3a657',
+    });
+    const errors = await validate(dto);
+    expect(errors).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(dto.email).toEqual(someEmail);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/server/src/domain/user/dto/update-user.dto.ts b/server/src/domain/user/dto/update-user.dto.ts
index 0c23ad7d3c..c17abcbdb0 100644
--- a/server/src/domain/user/dto/update-user.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/domain/user/dto/update-user.dto.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { toEmail, toSanitized } from '@app/immich/utils/transform.util';
 
 export class UpdateUserDto {
   @IsOptional()
-  @IsEmail()
+  @IsEmail({ require_tld: false })
   @Transform(toEmail)
   email?: string;