diff --git a/server/src/config.ts b/server/src/config.ts
index f298310f1..4616e2389 100644
--- a/server/src/config.ts
+++ b/server/src/config.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@ export interface ConfigType {
          * Limits the number of teams that can be created by any one IP address.
          */
         readonly maxTeams?: number
+
+        /**
+         * If a player's username matches one of the regexes in this array, it will be replaced with the default username.
+         */
+        readonly usernameFilters?: RegExp[]
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/server/src/game.ts b/server/src/game.ts
index 28bdb9740..64c9fafe4 100644
--- a/server/src/game.ts
+++ b/server/src/game.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ import { PluginManager } from "./pluginManager";
 import { Team } from "./team";
 import { Grid } from "./utils/grid";
 import { IDAllocator } from "./utils/idAllocator";
-import { Logger, removeFrom } from "./utils/misc";
+import { cleanUsername, Logger, removeFrom } from "./utils/misc";
 import { createServer, forbidden, getIP } from "./utils/serverHelpers";
-import { cleanUsername } from "./utils/usernameFilter";
 
 /*
     eslint-disable
diff --git a/server/src/server.ts b/server/src/server.ts
index a102e6224..9647d2cd4 100644
--- a/server/src/server.ts
+++ b/server/src/server.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { findGame, games, newGame } from "./gameManager";
 import { CustomTeam, CustomTeamPlayer, type CustomTeamPlayerContainer } from "./team";
 import { Logger } from "./utils/misc";
 import { cors, createServer, forbidden, getIP, textDecoder } from "./utils/serverHelpers";
-import { cleanUsername } from "./utils/usernameFilter";
+import { cleanUsername } from "./utils/misc";
 
 export interface Punishment {
     readonly id: string
diff --git a/server/src/utils/misc.ts b/server/src/utils/misc.ts
index 1f4103cf7..3c0b3cf61 100644
--- a/server/src/utils/misc.ts
+++ b/server/src/utils/misc.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { NullString, type ObjectDefinition, type ReferenceTo } from "@common/uti
 import { weightedRandom } from "@common/utils/random";
 
 import { LootTiers, type WeightedItem } from "../data/lootTables";
+import { Config } from "../config";
+import { GameConstants } from "@common/constants";
 
 export const Logger = {
     log(...message: string[]): void {
@@ -23,6 +25,17 @@ function internalLog(...message: string[]): void {
     );
 }
 
+export function cleanUsername(name?: string | null): string {
+    return (
+        !name?.length
+        || name.length > 16
+        || Config.protection?.usernameFilters?.some(regex => regex.test(name))
+        || /[^\x20-\x7E]/g.test(name) // extended ASCII chars
+    )
+        ? GameConstants.player.defaultName
+        : name;
+}
+
 export class LootItem {
     constructor(
         public readonly idString: ReferenceTo<LootDefinition>,
diff --git a/server/src/utils/usernameFilter.ts b/server/src/utils/usernameFilter.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d20dbd5e..000000000
--- a/server/src/utils/usernameFilter.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-import { GameConstants } from "@common/constants";
-import { Config } from "../config";
-
-const badWordRegexes: RegExp[] = [
-    /n[i1l!|\\/(){}[\]]+[g693]+[e3]*[ra@]*/i, // N word
-    /f[a@4]+[g9]+[s$5z2]+[ao0]+[t+]*/i, // F slur
-    /n[a@4]+z[i1]+[s$5z2]*/i, // Nazi references
-    /a[d]+[o0]+[/|l1]+[f]+(\s|\W|_)*h[/|!i1]+[t]+[/|!l1]+[e3]+[r]+/i, // Hitler
-    /(?=.*k[i1]+[l1]+[l1]*)(?=.*j[e3]+[w]+[s$5z2]*)/i // Antisemitist stuff
-    // FIXME too broad, matches "rap"
-    // sounds like that * at the end should be a + then
-    /// (?=.*m[o0]+[l1]+[e3]+[s$5z2]+[t+]*)|(?=.*r[a@4]+[p]+[e3]*)/i              // Molest and rape
-];
-
-export function cleanUsername(name?: string | null): string {
-    return (
-        !name?.length
-        || name.length > 16
-        || (!Config.disableUsernameFilter && badWordRegexes.some(regex => regex.test(name)))
-
-        || /[^\x20-\x7E]/g.test(name) // extended ASCII chars
-    )
-        ? GameConstants.player.defaultName
-        : name;
-}