diff --git a/platform/website/src/components/auth/auth-dialog.svelte b/platform/website/src/components/auth/auth-dialog.svelte
index 5528275e7..a455a9b95 100644
--- a/platform/website/src/components/auth/auth-dialog.svelte
+++ b/platform/website/src/components/auth/auth-dialog.svelte
@@ -56,68 +56,65 @@
 	let usernameStatus: FieldStatus;
 	let usernameValidationTimeout: number | NodeJS.Timeout;
 	let rejectValidation: () => void;
-	function usernameValidate(v: string): Promise<FieldStatus> {
-		return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-			globalMessage = "";
-			if ($authDialog === AuthDialog.Login) {
-				resolve({ type: FieldStatusType.Success });
-				return;
-			}
+	async function usernameValidate(v: string): Promise<FieldStatus> {
+		globalMessage = "";
+		if ($authDialog === AuthDialog.Login) {
+			return { type: FieldStatusType.Success };
+		}
 
-			clearTimeout(usernameValidationTimeout);
-			if (rejectValidation) {
-				rejectValidation();
-			}
-			rejectValidation = reject;
+		clearTimeout(usernameValidationTimeout);
+		if (rejectValidation) {
+			rejectValidation();
+		}
 
-			const valid = z
-				.string()
-				.min(3, "Minimum of 3 characters")
-				.max(20, "Maximum of 20 characters")
-				.regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/, "Username can only contain letters, numbers, and underscores")
-				.safeParse(v);
-			if (!valid.success) {
-				resolve({ type: FieldStatusType.Error, message: valid.error.issues[0].message });
-				return;
-			}
+		const valid = z
+			.string()
+			.min(3, "Minimum of 3 characters")
+			.max(20, "Maximum of 20 characters")
+			.regex(/^[a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/, "Username can only contain letters, numbers, and underscores")
+			.safeParse(v);
+		if (!valid.success) {
+			return { type: FieldStatusType.Error, message: valid.error.issues[0].message };
+		}
+
+		usernameStatus = {
+			type: FieldStatusType.Loading,
+			message: "Hold on while we check if this username is available...",
+		};
+
+		// Wait 500 milliseconds before checking the username. This prevents spamming the server with requests.
+		await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+			rejectValidation = reject;
+			usernameValidationTimeout = setTimeout(resolve, 500);
+		});
 
-			usernameStatus = {
-				type: FieldStatusType.Loading,
-				message: "Hold on while we check if this username is available...",
-			};
-
-			usernameValidationTimeout = setTimeout(async () => {
-				const result = await client
-					.query(
-						graphql(`
-							query CheckUsername($username: String!) {
-								user {
-									user: byUsername(username: $username) {
-										id
-									}
-								}
+		const result = await client
+			.query(
+				graphql(`
+					query CheckUsername($username: String!) {
+						user {
+							user: byUsername(username: $username) {
+								id
 							}
-						`),
-						{ username: v },
-						{
-							requestPolicy: "network-only",
-						},
-					)
-					.toPromise();
+						}
+					}
+				`),
+				{ username: v },
+				{
+					requestPolicy: "network-only",
+				},
+			)
+			.toPromise();
 
-				if (result.error) {
-					resolve({ type: FieldStatusType.Error, message: "Something went wrong." });
-					return;
-				}
+		if (result.error) {
+			return { type: FieldStatusType.Error, message: "Something went wrong." };
+		}
 
-				if (result.data?.user.user?.id) {
-					resolve({ type: FieldStatusType.Error, message: "This username is already taken" });
-					return;
-				}
+		if (result.data?.user.user?.id) {
+			return { type: FieldStatusType.Error, message: "This username is already taken" };
+		}
 
-				resolve({ type: FieldStatusType.Success });
-			}, 500);
-		});
+		return { type: FieldStatusType.Success };
 	}
 
 	let emailStatus: FieldStatus;
diff --git a/platform/website/src/components/form/field.svelte b/platform/website/src/components/form/field.svelte
index 831d6a9e1..07b5e87fd 100644
--- a/platform/website/src/components/form/field.svelte
+++ b/platform/website/src/components/form/field.svelte
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@
 
 	$: if (touched) {
 		status = { type: FieldStatusType.Loading };
-		validate(value).then((s) => (status = s));
+		validate(value)
+			.then((s) => (status = s))
+			.catch((e) => {
+				// Ignore rejected promises with no error
+				if (e) {
+					console.error(e);
+				}
+			});
 	}
 </script>