diff --git a/beat/web/common/models.py b/beat/web/common/models.py
index e28a453214faa311d805809562b98b886a572c4c..9b1b9044bb2373f6ddad58cb1b81c5278e46dcf9 100755
--- a/beat/web/common/models.py
+++ b/beat/web/common/models.py
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ class Versionable(Shareable):
     @staticmethod
     def sanitize_name(name):
         """Makes sure that the name is valid"""
-        return re.sub(r'[\W]', '-', name)
+        return re.sub(r'[^\x00-\x7f]|\W', r'-', name)