diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 707449e8c0..8600e44faf 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 				if("name")
 					var/new_name = input(user, "Choose your character's name:", "Character Preference")  as text|null
 					if(new_name)
-						new_name = reject_bad_name(new_name)
+						new_name = reject_bad_name(new_name, allow_numbers = TRUE)
 						if(new_name)
 							real_name = new_name
 						else