diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_mysql.dm b/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_mysql.dm
index 8f1b11b5ca6..f00c9f5d735 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_mysql.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_mysql.dm
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 
 	//Sanitize
 	metadata		= sanitize_text(metadata, initial(metadata))
-	real_name		= reject_bad_name(real_name)
+	real_name		= reject_bad_name(real_name, 1)
 	if(isnull(species)) species = "Human"
 	if(isnull(language)) language = "None"
 	if(isnull(nanotrasen_relation)) nanotrasen_relation = initial(nanotrasen_relation)