diff --git a/simvue/models.py b/simvue/models.py
index d061b906..18675931 100644
--- a/simvue/models.py
+++ b/simvue/models.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 
 FOLDER_REGEX: str = r"^/.*"
-NAME_REGEX: str = r"^[a-zA-Z0-9\-\_\s\/\.:=><]+$"
+NAME_REGEX: str = r"^[a-zA-Z0-9\-\_\s\/\.:]+$"
 METRIC_KEY_REGEX: str = r"^[a-zA-Z0-9\-\_\s\/\.:=><+\(\)]+$"
 DATETIME_FORMAT: str = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f"