diff --git a/src/lib/services/feature-schema.js b/src/lib/services/feature-schema.js
index 84b181b661..7f6c7d9273 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/feature-schema.js
+++ b/src/lib/services/feature-schema.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ const querySchema = joi
         project: joi
             .array()
             .allow(null)
-            .items(joi.string().alphanum())
+            .items(nameType)
             .optional(),
         namePrefix: joi
             .string()
diff --git a/src/lib/services/feature-schema.test.js b/src/lib/services/feature-schema.test.js
index cee877fe31..7dde75eb6b 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/feature-schema.test.js
+++ b/src/lib/services/feature-schema.test.js
@@ -262,8 +262,5 @@ test('Filter queries should reject project names that are not alphanum', t => {
         project: ['project name with space'],
     };
     const { error } = querySchema.validate(query);
-    t.deepEqual(
-        error.details[0].message,
-        '"project[0]" must only contain alpha-numeric characters',
-    );
+    t.deepEqual(error.details[0].message, '"project[0]" must be URL friendly');
 });