diff --git a/lib/noosfero.rb b/lib/noosfero.rb
index 59075c4..741e02c 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module Noosfero
   end
 
   def self.identifier_format
-    '[a-z0-9][a-z0-9~.]*([_-][a-z0-9~.]+)*'
+    '[a-z0-9][a-z0-9~.]*([_\-][a-z0-9~.]+)*'
   end
 
   def self.default_hostname
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