diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index e48b8bf074..fac4e69e47 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -626,6 +626,8 @@ class User extends SnipeModel implements AuthenticatableContract, AuthorizableCo
                 $username = str_slug(substr($first_name, 0, 1).'.'.str_slug($last_name));
             } elseif ($format == 'lastname_firstinitial') {
                 $username = str_slug($last_name).'_'.str_slug(substr($first_name, 0, 1));
+            } elseif ($format == 'lastname.firstinitial') {
+                $username = str_slug($last_name).'.'.str_slug(substr($first_name, 0, 1));
             } elseif ($format == 'firstnamelastname') {
                 $username = str_slug($first_name).str_slug($last_name);
             } elseif ($format == 'firstnamelastinitial') {