diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/stabilized.dm b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/stabilized.dm
index 27caf68396..1912ca6476 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/stabilized.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/stabilized.dm
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Stabilized extracts:
 		saved_mind = null
 		START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 	if(choice == "Familiar Name")
-		var/newname = sanitize_name(stripped_input(user, "Would you like to change the name of [mob_name]", "Name change", mob_name, MAX_NAME_LEN))
+		var/newname = reject_bad_name(stripped_input(user, "Would you like to change the name of [mob_name]", "Name change", mob_name, MAX_NAME_LEN), TRUE)
 		if(newname)
 			mob_name = newname
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You speak softly into [src], and it shakes slightly in response.</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobiology.dm b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobiology.dm
index 267d72c256..0c21b19b5f 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobiology.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobiology.dm
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
 	M.nutrition = 700
 	to_chat(M, "<span class='warning'>You absorb the potion and feel your intense desire to feed melt away.</span>")
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You feed the slime the potion, removing its hunger and calming it.</span>")
-	var/newname = sanitize_name(stripped_input(user, "Would you like to give the slime a name?", "Name your new pet", "pet slime", MAX_NAME_LEN))
+	var/newname = reject_bad_name(stripped_input(user, "Would you like to give the slime a name?", "Name your new pet", "pet slime", MAX_NAME_LEN), TRUE)
 
 	if (!newname)
 		newname = "pet slime"