diff --git a/src/fides/api/schemas/user.py b/src/fides/api/schemas/user.py
index c1c538dfa5..91a1a0e102 100644
--- a/src/fides/api/schemas/user.py
+++ b/src/fides/api/schemas/user.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 from fides.api.schemas.oauth import AccessToken
 
 
-
 class PrivacyRequestReviewer(FidesSchema):
     """Data we can expose via the PrivacyRequest.reviewer relation"""
 
@@ -38,13 +37,13 @@ def validate_username(cls, username: str) -> str:
 
     @field_validator("password")
     @classmethod
-    def validate_password(cls, password: str) -> str:
+    def validate_password_field(cls, password: str) -> str:
         """Add some password requirements"""
         decoded_password = decode_password(password)
-        return UserCreate._validate_password(decoded_password)
+        return UserCreate.validate_password(decoded_password)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _validate_password(password: str) -> str:
+    def validate_password(password: str) -> str:
         """
         Validate password requirements.
             Raises:
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ def _validate_password(password: str) -> str:
         """
         if len(password) < 8:
             raise ValueError("Password must have at least eight characters.")
-        if re.search("[\d]", password) is None:
+        if re.search(r"[\d]", password) is None:
             raise ValueError("Password must have at least one number.")
         if re.search("[A-Z]", password) is None:
             raise ValueError("Password must have at least one capital letter.")
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ class UserPasswordReset(FidesSchema):
     def validate_new_password(cls, password: str) -> str:
         """Add some password requirements"""
         decoded_password = decode_password(password)
-        return UserCreate._validate_password(decoded_password)
+        return UserCreate.validate_password(decoded_password)
 
 
 class UserForcePasswordReset(FidesSchema):
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ class UserForcePasswordReset(FidesSchema):
     def validate_new_password(cls, password: str) -> str:
         """Add some password requirements"""
         decoded_password = decode_password(password)
-        return UserCreate._validate_password(decoded_password)
+        return UserCreate.validate_password(decoded_password)
 
 
 class UserUpdate(FidesSchema):
diff --git a/tests/ops/api/v1/endpoints/test_user_endpoints.py b/tests/ops/api/v1/endpoints/test_user_endpoints.py
index 7d1f16078d..665f3b4071 100644
--- a/tests/ops/api/v1/endpoints/test_user_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/ops/api/v1/endpoints/test_user_endpoints.py
@@ -987,9 +987,18 @@ def test_force_update_different_user_password(
         [
             ("short", "Value error, Password must have at least eight characters."),
             ("longerpassword", "Value error, Password must have at least one number."),
-            ("longer55password", "Value error, Password must have at least one capital letter."),
-            ("LONGER55PASSWORD", "Value error, Password must have at least one lowercase letter."),
-            ("LoNgEr55paSSworD", "Value error, Password must have at least one symbol."),
+            (
+                "longer55password",
+                "Value error, Password must have at least one capital letter.",
+            ),
+            (
+                "LONGER55PASSWORD",
+                "Value error, Password must have at least one lowercase letter.",
+            ),
+            (
+                "LoNgEr55paSSworD",
+                "Value error, Password must have at least one symbol.",
+            ),
         ],
     )
     def test_force_update_bad_password(