diff --git a/web/js/yt2/FormValidation.js b/web/js/yt2/FormValidation.js
index b9efb00b..1f85c939 100644
--- a/web/js/yt2/FormValidation.js
+++ b/web/js/yt2/FormValidation.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function validateEmail(email) {
 }
 
 function validateLBRYName(lbry_channel_name){
-    var re = /^[@A-Za-z0-9_-]*$/g;
+    var re = /^[@A-Za-z0-9-]*$/g;
     return re.test(lbry_channel_name);
 }
 
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ function validateYoutubeChannelUrl(youtube_channel_url){
 function validateEmailIsNotGooglePlus(email){
     var re = /^[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@(?!plusgoogle.com)[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,4}$/;
     return re.test(email);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}