diff --git a/core/config.js b/core/config.js
index d060f508..a6bbe25a 100644
--- a/core/config.js
+++ b/core/config.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function getDefaultConfig() {
 		users : {
 			usernameMin			: 2,
 			usernameMax			: 16,	//	Note that FidoNet wants 36 max
-			usernamePattern		: '^[A-Za-z0-9~!@#$%^&*()\\-\\_+]+$',
+			usernamePattern		: '^[A-Za-z0-9~!@#$%^&*()\\-\\_+ ]+$',
 
 			passwordMin			: 6,
 			passwordMax			: 128,