diff --git a/manager2/src/app/auth/register/register.component.ts b/manager2/src/app/auth/register/register.component.ts
index e1cc696f4..af9051ae9 100644
--- a/manager2/src/app/auth/register/register.component.ts
+++ b/manager2/src/app/auth/register/register.component.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class RegisterComponent implements OnInit {
             this.msg="User identifier too short (min 4 characters)";
             return;
         }
-        if (!this.first_name.match(/^[a-zA-Z]+$/) || !this.last_name.match(/^[a-zA-Z]+$/)) {
+        if (!this.first_name.match(/^[a-zA-Zà-ü]+$/) || !this.last_name.match(/^[a-zA-Zà-ü]+$/)) {
             this.msg = 'Name contains unauthorized characters';
             return;
         }