diff --git a/cypress/e2e/user/user-list.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/user/user-list.cy.ts
index 503bd23f1..82117023b 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/user/user-list.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/user/user-list.cy.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const testUser = {
-  displayName: 'Test User',
+  username: 'Test User',
   emailAddress: 'test@seeerr.dev',
   password: 'test1234',
 };
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('User List', () => {
 
     cy.get('[data-testid=modal-title]').should('contain', 'Create Local User');
 
-    cy.get('#displayName').type(testUser.displayName);
+    cy.get('#username').type(testUser.username);
     cy.get('#email').type(testUser.emailAddress);
     cy.get('#password').type(testUser.password);
 
diff --git a/server/routes/auth.ts b/server/routes/auth.ts
index a473522fa..966dc2694 100644
--- a/server/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/server/routes/auth.ts
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ authRoutes.post('/jellyfin', async (req, res, next) => {
       // with admin permission
       settings.main.mediaServerType = MediaServerType.JELLYFIN;
       user = new User({
-        email: body.email,
+        email: body.email || account.User.Name,
         jellyfinUsername: account.User.Name,
         jellyfinUserId: account.User.Id,
         jellyfinDeviceId: deviceId,
@@ -328,7 +328,10 @@ authRoutes.post('/jellyfin', async (req, res, next) => {
         permissions: Permission.ADMIN,
         avatar: account.User.PrimaryImageTag
           ? `${jellyfinHost}/Users/${account.User.Id}/Images/Primary/?tag=${account.User.PrimaryImageTag}&quality=90`
-          : gravatarUrl(body.email ?? '', { default: 'mm', size: 200 }),
+          : gravatarUrl(body.email || account.User.Name, {
+              default: 'mm',
+              size: 200,
+            }),
         userType: UserType.JELLYFIN,
       });
 
@@ -371,7 +374,7 @@ authRoutes.post('/jellyfin', async (req, res, next) => {
       if (account.User.PrimaryImageTag) {
         user.avatar = `${jellyfinHost}/Users/${account.User.Id}/Images/Primary/?tag=${account.User.PrimaryImageTag}&quality=90`;
       } else {
-        user.avatar = gravatarUrl(user.email, {
+        user.avatar = gravatarUrl(user.email || account.User.Name, {
           default: 'mm',
           size: 200,
         });
@@ -413,10 +416,6 @@ authRoutes.post('/jellyfin', async (req, res, next) => {
         }
       );
 
-      if (!body.email) {
-        throw new Error('add_email');
-      }
-
       user = new User({
         email: body.email,
         jellyfinUsername: account.User.Name,
@@ -426,7 +425,10 @@ authRoutes.post('/jellyfin', async (req, res, next) => {
         permissions: settings.main.defaultPermissions,
         avatar: account.User.PrimaryImageTag
           ? `${jellyfinHost}/Users/${account.User.Id}/Images/Primary/?tag=${account.User.PrimaryImageTag}&quality=90`
-          : gravatarUrl(body.email, { default: 'mm', size: 200 }),
+          : gravatarUrl(body.email || account.User.Name, {
+              default: 'mm',
+              size: 200,
+            }),
         userType: UserType.JELLYFIN,
       });
       //initialize Jellyfin/Emby users with local login
diff --git a/server/routes/user/index.ts b/server/routes/user/index.ts
index 22ebcaa80..016709c60 100644
--- a/server/routes/user/index.ts
+++ b/server/routes/user/index.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,19 @@ router.get('/', async (req, res, next) => {
         break;
       case 'displayname':
         query = query.orderBy(
-          "(CASE WHEN (user.username IS NULL OR user.username = '') THEN (CASE WHEN (user.plexUsername IS NULL OR user.plexUsername = '') THEN user.email ELSE LOWER(user.plexUsername) END) ELSE LOWER(user.username) END)",
+          `CASE WHEN (user.username IS NULL OR user.username = '') THEN (
+             CASE WHEN (user.plexUsername IS NULL OR user.plexUsername = '') THEN (
+               CASE WHEN (user.jellyfinUsername IS NULL OR user.jellyfinUsername = '') THEN
+                 user.email
+               ELSE
+                 LOWER(user.jellyfinUsername)
+               END)
+             ELSE
+               LOWER(user.jellyfinUsername)
+             END)
+           ELSE
+             LOWER(user.username)
+           END`,
           'ASC'
         );
         break;
@@ -90,12 +102,13 @@ router.post(
       const settings = getSettings();
 
       const body = req.body;
+      const email = body.email || body.username;
       const userRepository = getRepository(User);
 
       const existingUser = await userRepository
         .createQueryBuilder('user')
         .where('user.email = :email', {
-          email: body.email.toLowerCase(),
+          email: email.toLowerCase(),
         })
         .getOne();
 
@@ -108,7 +121,7 @@ router.post(
       }
 
       const passedExplicitPassword = body.password && body.password.length > 0;
-      const avatar = gravatarUrl(body.email, { default: 'mm', size: 200 });
+      const avatar = gravatarUrl(email, { default: 'mm', size: 200 });
 
       if (
         !passedExplicitPassword &&
@@ -118,9 +131,9 @@ router.post(
       }
 
       const user = new User({
+        email,
         avatar: body.avatar ?? avatar,
         username: body.username,
-        email: body.email,
         password: body.password,
         permissions: settings.main.defaultPermissions,
         plexToken: '',
diff --git a/server/routes/user/usersettings.ts b/server/routes/user/usersettings.ts
index 53eed9ef9..9669cb186 100644
--- a/server/routes/user/usersettings.ts
+++ b/server/routes/user/usersettings.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ userSettingsRoutes.post<
     }
 
     user.username = req.body.username;
-    user.email = req.body.email ?? user.email;
+    if (user.jellyfinUsername) {
+      user.email = req.body.email || user.jellyfinUsername || user.email;
+    }
 
     // Update quota values only if the user has the correct permissions
     if (
diff --git a/src/components/Layout/UserDropdown/index.tsx b/src/components/Layout/UserDropdown/index.tsx
index 4abe04e3b..8620f6068 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout/UserDropdown/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Layout/UserDropdown/index.tsx
@@ -90,9 +90,11 @@ const UserDropdown = () => {
                   <span className="truncate text-xl font-semibold text-gray-200">
                     {user?.displayName}
                   </span>
-                  <span className="truncate text-sm text-gray-400">
-                    {user?.email}
-                  </span>
+                  {user?.displayName?.toLowerCase() !== user?.email && (
+                    <span className="truncate text-sm text-gray-400">
+                      {user?.email}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
                 </div>
               </div>
               {user && <MiniQuotaDisplay userId={user?.id} />}
diff --git a/src/components/UserList/JellyfinImportModal.tsx b/src/components/UserList/JellyfinImportModal.tsx
index 3d1dc9f63..ed549ac5d 100644
--- a/src/components/UserList/JellyfinImportModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UserList/JellyfinImportModal.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const JellyfinImportModal: React.FC<JellyfinImportProps> = ({
         }),
       });
       if (!res.ok) throw new Error();
-      const { data: createdUsers } = await res.json();
+      const createdUsers = await res.json();
 
       if (!createdUsers.length) {
         throw new Error('No users were imported from Jellyfin.');
diff --git a/src/components/UserList/index.tsx b/src/components/UserList/index.tsx
index df1ce3e4b..66df469be 100644
--- a/src/components/UserList/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UserList/index.tsx
@@ -68,14 +68,15 @@ const messages = defineMessages('components.UserList', {
   usercreatedfailedexisting:
     'The provided email address is already in use by another user.',
   usercreatedsuccess: 'User created successfully!',
-  displayName: 'Display Name',
+  username: 'Username',
   email: 'Email Address',
   password: 'Password',
   passwordinfodescription:
     'Configure an application URL and enable email notifications to allow automatic password generation.',
   autogeneratepassword: 'Automatically Generate Password',
   autogeneratepasswordTip: 'Email a server-generated password to the user',
-  validationEmail: 'You must provide a valid email address',
+  validationUsername: 'You must provide an username',
+  validationEmail: 'Email required',
   sortCreated: 'Join Date',
   sortDisplayName: 'Display Name',
   sortRequests: 'Request Count',
@@ -208,9 +209,10 @@ const UserList = () => {
   }
 
   const CreateUserSchema = Yup.object().shape({
-    email: Yup.string()
-      .required(intl.formatMessage(messages.validationEmail))
-      .email(intl.formatMessage(messages.validationEmail)),
+    username: Yup.string().required(
+      intl.formatMessage(messages.validationUsername)
+    ),
+    email: Yup.string().email(intl.formatMessage(messages.validationEmail)),
     password: Yup.lazy((value) =>
       !value
         ? Yup.string()
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@ const UserList = () => {
             setDeleteModal({ isOpen: false, user: deleteModal.user })
           }
           title={intl.formatMessage(messages.deleteuser)}
-          subTitle={deleteModal.user?.displayName}
+          subTitle={deleteModal.user?.username}
         >
           {intl.formatMessage(messages.deleteconfirm)}
         </Modal>
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ const UserList = () => {
       >
         <Formik
           initialValues={{
-            displayName: '',
+            username: '',
             email: '',
             password: '',
             genpassword: false,
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ const UserList = () => {
                   'Content-Type': 'application/json',
                 },
                 body: JSON.stringify({
-                  username: values.displayName,
+                  username: values.username,
                   email: values.email,
                   password: values.genpassword ? null : values.password,
                 }),
@@ -370,23 +372,24 @@ const UserList = () => {
                   )}
                 <Form className="section">
                   <div className="form-row">
-                    <label htmlFor="displayName" className="text-label">
-                      {intl.formatMessage(messages.displayName)}
+                    <label htmlFor="username" className="text-label">
+                      {intl.formatMessage(messages.username)}
+                      <span className="label-required">*</span>
                     </label>
                     <div className="form-input-area">
                       <div className="form-input-field">
-                        <Field
-                          id="displayName"
-                          name="displayName"
-                          type="text"
-                        />
+                        <Field id="username" name="username" type="text" />
                       </div>
+                      {errors.username &&
+                        touched.username &&
+                        typeof errors.username === 'string' && (
+                          <div className="error">{errors.username}</div>
+                        )}
                     </div>
                   </div>
                   <div className="form-row">
                     <label htmlFor="email" className="text-label">
                       {intl.formatMessage(messages.email)}
-                      <span className="label-required">*</span>
                     </label>
                     <div className="form-input-area">
                       <div className="form-input-field">
@@ -645,9 +648,16 @@ const UserList = () => {
                       className="text-base font-bold leading-5 transition duration-300 hover:underline"
                       data-testid="user-list-username-link"
                     >
-                      {user.displayName}
+                      {user.username ||
+                        user.jellyfinUsername ||
+                        user.plexUsername ||
+                        user.email}
                     </Link>
-                    {user.displayName.toLowerCase() !== user.email && (
+                    {(
+                      user.username ||
+                      user.jellyfinUsername ||
+                      user.plexUsername
+                    )?.toLowerCase() !== user.email && (
                       <div className="text-sm leading-5 text-gray-300">
                         {user.email}
                       </div>
diff --git a/src/components/UserProfile/UserSettings/UserGeneralSettings/index.tsx b/src/components/UserProfile/UserSettings/UserGeneralSettings/index.tsx
index 7b100a0d1..3bcf1a049 100644
--- a/src/components/UserProfile/UserSettings/UserGeneralSettings/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/UserProfile/UserSettings/UserGeneralSettings/index.tsx
@@ -93,9 +93,14 @@ const UserGeneralSettings = () => {
   );
 
   const UserGeneralSettingsSchema = Yup.object().shape({
-    email: Yup.string()
-      .email(intl.formatMessage(messages.validationemailformat))
-      .required(intl.formatMessage(messages.validationemailrequired)),
+    email:
+      user?.id === 1
+        ? Yup.string()
+            .email(intl.formatMessage(messages.validationemailformat))
+            .required(intl.formatMessage(messages.validationemailrequired))
+        : Yup.string().email(
+            intl.formatMessage(messages.validationemailformat)
+          ),
     discordId: Yup.string()
       .nullable()
       .matches(/^\d{17,19}$/, intl.formatMessage(messages.validationDiscordId)),
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ const UserGeneralSettings = () => {
       <Formik
         initialValues={{
           displayName: data?.username ?? '',
-          email: data?.email ?? '',
+          email: data?.email?.includes('@') ? data.email : '',
           discordId: data?.discordId ?? '',
           locale: data?.locale,
           region: data?.region,
@@ -157,7 +162,8 @@ const UserGeneralSettings = () => {
               },
               body: JSON.stringify({
                 username: values.displayName,
-                email: values.email,
+                email:
+                  values.email || user?.jellyfinUsername || user?.plexUsername,
                 discordId: values.discordId,
                 locale: values.locale,
                 region: values.region,
@@ -264,7 +270,9 @@ const UserGeneralSettings = () => {
                       name="displayName"
                       type="text"
                       placeholder={
-                        user?.plexUsername ? user.plexUsername : user?.email
+                        user?.username ||
+                        user?.jellyfinUsername ||
+                        user?.plexUsername
                       }
                     />
                   </div>
@@ -289,6 +297,7 @@ const UserGeneralSettings = () => {
                       name="email"
                       type="text"
                       placeholder="example@domain.com"
+                      disabled={user?.plexUsername}
                       className={
                         user?.warnings.find((w) => w === 'userEmailRequired')
                           ? 'border-2 border-red-400 focus:border-blue-600'
diff --git a/src/hooks/useUser.ts b/src/hooks/useUser.ts
index fa034437d..f1e830066 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useUser.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useUser.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export interface User {
   id: number;
   warnings: string[];
   plexUsername?: string;
+  jellyfinUsername?: string;
   username?: string;
   displayName: string;
   email: string;
diff --git a/src/i18n/locale/en.json b/src/i18n/locale/en.json
index 390a7e1bb..3dc25214b 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locale/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locale/en.json
@@ -1111,7 +1111,6 @@
   "components.UserList.creating": "Creating…",
   "components.UserList.deleteconfirm": "Are you sure you want to delete this user? All of their request data will be permanently removed.",
   "components.UserList.deleteuser": "Delete User",
-  "components.UserList.displayName": "Display Name",
   "components.UserList.edituser": "Edit User Permissions",
   "components.UserList.email": "Email Address",
   "components.UserList.importedfromJellyfin": "<strong>{userCount}</strong> {mediaServerName} {userCount, plural, one {user} other {users}} imported successfully!",
@@ -1145,9 +1144,11 @@
   "components.UserList.userdeleteerror": "Something went wrong while deleting the user.",
   "components.UserList.userfail": "Something went wrong while saving user permissions.",
   "components.UserList.userlist": "User List",
+  "components.UserList.username": "Username",
   "components.UserList.users": "Users",
   "components.UserList.userssaved": "User permissions saved successfully!",
-  "components.UserList.validationEmail": "You must provide a valid email address",
+  "components.UserList.validationEmail": "Email required",
+  "components.UserList.validationUsername": "You must provide an username",
   "components.UserList.validationpasswordminchars": "Password is too short; should be a minimum of 8 characters",
   "components.UserProfile.ProfileHeader.joindate": "Joined {joindate}",
   "components.UserProfile.ProfileHeader.profile": "View Profile",