diff --git a/guvnor-asset-mgmt/guvnor-asset-mgmt-backend/src/main/java/org/guvnor/asset/management/backend/service/RepositoryStructureServiceImpl.java b/guvnor-asset-mgmt/guvnor-asset-mgmt-backend/src/main/java/org/guvnor/asset/management/backend/service/RepositoryStructureServiceImpl.java
index 57a350d3aa..0a9b65dcd2 100644
--- a/guvnor-asset-mgmt/guvnor-asset-mgmt-backend/src/main/java/org/guvnor/asset/management/backend/service/RepositoryStructureServiceImpl.java
+++ b/guvnor-asset-mgmt/guvnor-asset-mgmt-backend/src/main/java/org/guvnor/asset/management/backend/service/RepositoryStructureServiceImpl.java
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ public boolean isValidGroupId( String groupId ) {
         if ( groupId == null || "".equals( groupId.trim() ) ) return false;
         final String[] groupIdComponents = groupId.split( "\\.", -1 );
         for ( String s : groupIdComponents ) {
-            if ( !ValidationUtils.isJavaIdentifier( s ) ) return false;
+            if ( !ValidationUtils.isArtifactIdentifier( s ) ) return false;
         }
         return true;
     }