--- a/src/package/contents/ui/Advanced.qml
+++ b/src/package/contents/ui/Advanced.qml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Kirigami.Page {
         QQC2.SpinBox {
             Kirigami.FormData.label: i18nc("@label:spinbox", "Minimum user UID:")
             id: minSpinBox
-            from: 1000
+            from: 500
             to: maxSpinBox.value
             value: kcm.sddmSettings.minimumUid
             onValueModified: kcm.sddmSettings.minimumUid = value
--- a/src/sddmsettingsbase.cpp
+++ b/src/sddmsettingsbase.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ QString SddmSettingsBase::defaultCurrent
 
 unsigned int SddmSettingsBase::defaultMinimumUid() const
 {
-    return m_defaultConfig->group("Users").readEntry("MinimumUid", 1000);
+    return m_defaultConfig->group("Users").readEntry("MinimumUid", 500);
 }
 
 unsigned int SddmSettingsBase::defaultMaximumUid() const