diff --git a/includes/admin/templates/role/role-edit.php b/includes/admin/templates/role/role-edit.php
index ea402be9..b705955a 100644
--- a/includes/admin/templates/role/role-edit.php
+++ b/includes/admin/templates/role/role-edit.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ if ( ! empty( $_POST['role'] ) ) {
 				$error .= __( 'Title is empty!', 'ultimate-member' ) . '<br />';
 			}
 
-			if ( preg_match( "/[a-z0-9]+$/i", $data['name'] ) ) {
+			if ( preg_match( "/^[\p{Latin}\d\-_ ]+$/i", $data['name'] ) ) {
 				$id = sanitize_title( $data['name'] );
 			} else {
 				$auto_increment = UM()->options()->get( 'custom_roles_increment' );