diff --git a/clients/urwid/main.py b/clients/urwid/main.py
index e3da6c6..e8a1e9d 100644
--- a/clients/urwid/main.py
+++ b/clients/urwid/main.py
@@ -2368,33 +2368,43 @@ def paren_prompt(text, positive=True, choices=[], function=input, default=None):
         return ""
 
 
-def sane_value(network, key, prompt, positive=True, return_empty=False):
-    response = paren_prompt(prompt, positive)
-    if return_empty and response == "":
-        return response
-    try: network.validate(key, response)
-    except AssertionError as e:
-        return sane_value(network, key, e.description, False)
-    return response
+def sane_value(network, key, prompt, positive=True, allow_empty=False):
+    while 1:
+        response = paren_prompt(prompt, positive)
+        if allow_empty and response == "":
+            return response
+        try:
+            network.validate(key, response)
+        except AssertionError as e:
+            prompt = e.description
+            positive = False
+        else:
+            return response
 
 
 def password_loop(prompt, positive=True):
-    response1 = paren_prompt(prompt, positive, function=getpass)
-    if response1 == "":
-        confprompt = "Confirm empty password"
-    else:
-        confprompt = "Confirm it"
-    response2 = paren_prompt(confprompt, function=getpass)
-    if response1 != response2:
-        return password_loop("Those didnt match. Try again", False)
-    return response1
+    while 1:
+        response1 = paren_prompt(prompt, positive, function=getpass)
+        if response1 == "":
+            confprompt = "Confirm empty password"
+        else:
+            confprompt = "Confirm it"
+        response2 = paren_prompt(confprompt, function=getpass)
+        if response1 != response2:
+            prompt = "Those didnt match. Try again"
+            positive = False
+        else:
+            return response1
 
 
 def nameloop(network, prompt, positive):
-    name = sane_value(network, "user_name", prompt, positive)
-    if network.user_is_registered(name):
-        return nameloop(network, "%s is already registered" % name, False)
-    return name
+    while 1:
+        name = sane_value(network, "user_name", prompt, positive)
+        if network.user_is_registered(name):
+            prompt = "%s is already registered" % name
+            positive = False
+        else:
+            return name
 
 
 def log_in(network, name="", password=""):
@@ -2405,7 +2415,7 @@ def log_in(network, name="", password=""):
     curses app.
     """
     if not name:
-        name = sane_value(network, "user_name", "Username", return_empty=True)
+        name = sane_value(network, "user_name", "Username", allow_empty=True)
     if name == "":
         motherfucking_rainbows("~~W3 4R3 4n0nYm0u5~~")
     else: