diff --git a/packages/unleash-api/lib/routes/feature.js b/packages/unleash-api/lib/routes/feature.js
index 59252b8f4e..96ffb51717 100644
--- a/packages/unleash-api/lib/routes/feature.js
+++ b/packages/unleash-api/lib/routes/feature.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = function (app, config) {
 
     app.post('/features', (req, res) => {
         req.checkBody('name', 'Name is required').notEmpty();
-        req.checkBody('name', 'Name must match format ^[a-zA-Z\\.\\-]+$').matches(/^[a-zA-Z\\.\\-]+$/i);
+        req.checkBody('name', 'Name must match format ^[0-9a-zA-Z\\.\\-]+$').matches(/^[0-9a-zA-Z\\.\\-]+$/i);
 
         validateRequest(req)
             .then(validateUniqueName)
diff --git a/packages/unleash-api/lib/routes/strategy.js b/packages/unleash-api/lib/routes/strategy.js
index 2ee50387b4..8eacc55c0d 100644
--- a/packages/unleash-api/lib/routes/strategy.js
+++ b/packages/unleash-api/lib/routes/strategy.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module.exports = function (app, config) {
 
     app.post('/strategies', (req, res) => {
         req.checkBody('name', 'Name is required').notEmpty();
-        req.checkBody('name', 'Name must match format ^[a-zA-Z\\.\\-]+$').matches(/^[a-zA-Z\\.\\-]+$/i);
+        req.checkBody('name', 'Name must match format ^[0-9a-zA-Z\\.\\-]+$').matches(/^[0-9a-zA-Z\\.\\-]+$/i);
 
         const newStrategy = req.body;