diff --git a/api/sftp_endpoints.go b/api/sftp_endpoints.go
index f0f7df8..a626c07 100644
--- a/api/sftp_endpoints.go
+++ b/api/sftp_endpoints.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/pterodactyl/sftp-server"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 func (r *PanelRequest) ValidateSftpCredentials(request sftp_server.AuthenticationRequest) (*sftp_server.AuthenticationResponse, error) {
@@ -23,13 +22,10 @@ func (r *PanelRequest) ValidateSftpCredentials(request sftp_server.Authenticatio
 
 	if r.HasError() {
 		if r.HttpResponseCode() >= 400 && r.HttpResponseCode() < 500 {
-			zap.S().Debugw("failed to validate server credentials for SFTP", zap.String("error", r.Error().String()))
-
 			return nil, new(sftp_server.InvalidCredentialsError)
 		}
 
 		rerr := errors.New(r.Error().String())
-		zap.S().Warnw("error validating SFTP credentials", zap.Error(rerr))
 
 		return nil, rerr
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 885a0a8..2a472a3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/pkg/profile v1.4.0
 	github.com/pkg/sftp v1.11.0 // indirect
-	github.com/pterodactyl/sftp-server v1.1.2
+	github.com/pterodactyl/sftp-server v1.1.4
 	github.com/remeh/sizedwaitgroup v0.0.0-20180822144253-5e7302b12cce
 	github.com/sabhiram/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20180611051255-d3107576ba94
 	github.com/smartystreets/goconvey v1.6.4 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f9ec8af..dcbbc06 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ github.com/pterodactyl/sftp-server v1.1.1 h1:IjuOy21BNZxfejKnXG1RgLxXAYylDqBVpbK
 github.com/pterodactyl/sftp-server v1.1.1/go.mod h1:b1VVWYv0RF9rxSZQqaD/rYXriiRMNPsbV//CKMXR4ag=
 github.com/pterodactyl/sftp-server v1.1.2 h1:5bI9upe0kBRn9ALDabn9S2GVU5gkYvSErYgs32dAKjk=
 github.com/pterodactyl/sftp-server v1.1.2/go.mod h1:KjSONrenRr1oCh94QIVAU6yEzMe+Hd7r/JHrh5/oQHs=
+github.com/pterodactyl/sftp-server v1.1.4 h1:JESuEuZ+d2tajMjuQblPOlGISM9Uc2xOzk7irVF9PQ0=
+github.com/pterodactyl/sftp-server v1.1.4/go.mod h1:KjSONrenRr1oCh94QIVAU6yEzMe+Hd7r/JHrh5/oQHs=
 github.com/remeh/sizedwaitgroup v0.0.0-20180822144253-5e7302b12cce h1:aP+C+YbHZfOQlutA4p4soHi7rVUqHQdWEVMSkHfDTqY=
 github.com/remeh/sizedwaitgroup v0.0.0-20180822144253-5e7302b12cce/go.mod h1:3j2R4OIe/SeS6YDhICBy22RWjJC5eNCJ1V+9+NVNYlo=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v0.0.0-20150106093220-6724a57986af/go.mod h1:XWv6SoW27p1b0cqNHllgS5HIMJraePCO15w5zCzIWYg=
diff --git a/sftp/server.go b/sftp/server.go
index c554ce9..8a9f243 100644
--- a/sftp/server.go
+++ b/sftp/server.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pterodactyl/wings/config"
 	"github.com/pterodactyl/wings/server"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"regexp"
 )
 
 func Initialize(config *config.Configuration) error {
@@ -70,13 +71,36 @@ func validateDiskSpace(fs sftp_server.FileSystem) bool {
 	return s.Filesystem.HasSpaceAvailable()
 }
 
+var validUsernameRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^(?i)(.+)\.([a-z0-9]{8})$`)
+
 // Validates a set of credentials for a SFTP login aganist Pterodactyl Panel and returns
 // the server's UUID if the credentials were valid.
 func validateCredentials(c sftp_server.AuthenticationRequest) (*sftp_server.AuthenticationResponse, error) {
-	resp, err := api.NewRequester().ValidateSftpCredentials(c)
-
 	log.WithFields(log.Fields{"subsystem": "sftp", "username": c.User}).Debug("validating credentials for SFTP connection")
+
+	f := log.Fields{
+		"subsystem": "sftp",
+		"username":  c.User,
+		"ip":        c.IP,
+	}
+
+	// If the username doesn't meet the expected format that the Panel would even recognize just go ahead
+	// and bail out of the process here to avoid accidentially brute forcing the panel if a bot decides
+	// to connect to spam username attempts.
+	if !validUsernameRegexp.MatchString(c.User) {
+		log.WithFields(f).Warn("failed to validate user credentials (invalid format)")
+
+		return nil, new(sftp_server.InvalidCredentialsError)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := api.NewRequester().ValidateSftpCredentials(c)
 	if err != nil {
+		if sftp_server.IsInvalidCredentialsError(err) {
+			log.WithFields(f).Warn("failed to validate user credentials (invalid username or password)")
+		} else {
+			log.WithFields(f).Error("encountered an error while trying to validate user credentials")
+		}
+
 		return resp, err
 	}
 
@@ -88,7 +112,7 @@ func validateCredentials(c sftp_server.AuthenticationRequest) (*sftp_server.Auth
 		return resp, errors.New("no matching server with UUID found")
 	}
 
-	s.Log().WithFields(log.Fields{"subsystem": "sftp", "username": c.User}).Debug("matched user to server instance, credentials successfully validated")
+	s.Log().WithFields(f).Debug("credentials successfully validated and matched user to server instance")
 
 	return resp, err
 }