diff --git a/frontend/src/components/LoginBox.tsx b/frontend/src/components/LoginBox.tsx
index 11b970c..c4f65e3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/LoginBox.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/LoginBox.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from "react"
 import {navigate} from "@reach/router";
 import {Box, Form, Heading, Idiomatic as I, Panel, useFormState} from "@steffo/bluelib-react"
-import {useLogin} from "./LoginContext";
+import {useLogin, useUsernameFormState} from "./LoginContext";
 import {useInstance} from "./InstanceContext";
 import {AxiosError} from "axios-lab";
 
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ export function LoginBox(): JSX.Element {
     /**
      * The FormState of the username field.
      */
-    const username = useFormState<string>("", value => {
-        if(value === "") return undefined
-        return true
-    })
+    const username = useUsernameFormState()
 
     /**
      * The FormState of the password field.
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/LoginContext.tsx b/frontend/src/components/LoginContext.tsx
index 4d77ba3..802105b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/LoginContext.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/LoginContext.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import * as React from "react"
 import Axios, {AxiosRequestConfig, AxiosResponse} from "axios-lab";
 import {useInstance, useInstanceAxios} from "./InstanceContext";
 import {useNotNullContext} from "../hooks/useNotNullContext";
+import {Validity} from "@steffo/bluelib-react/dist/types";
+import {useFormState} from "@steffo/bluelib-react";
 
 
 export interface UserData {
@@ -106,3 +108,30 @@ export function useLoginAxios(config: AxiosRequestConfig) {
         [instance, authHeader, config]
     )
 }
+
+
+export function useUsernameFormState() {
+    const api = useInstanceAxios()
+
+    const usernameValidator = React.useCallback(
+        async (value: string, abort: AbortSignal): Promise<Validity> => {
+            if(value === "") return undefined
+
+            await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 250))
+            if(abort.aborted) return null
+
+            try {
+                await api.get(`/api/core/users/${value}/`, {signal: abort})
+            } catch(_) {
+                return false
+            }
+
+            return true
+        },
+        [api]
+    )
+
+    return useFormState<string>("", usernameValidator)
+}
+
+