diff --git a/src/User/Model/AbstractAuthItem.php b/src/User/Model/AbstractAuthItem.php
index 573c3e8..ed5061f 100644
--- a/src/User/Model/AbstractAuthItem.php
+++ b/src/User/Model/AbstractAuthItem.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ abstract class AbstractAuthItem extends Model
         return [
             ['itemName', 'safe'],
             ['name', 'required'],
-            ['name', 'match', 'pattern' => '/^[\w][\w.:-]+[\w]$/'],
+            ['name', 'match', 'pattern' => '/^\w[\w.:\-]+\w$/'],
             [['name', 'description', 'rule'], 'trim'],
             [
                 'name',
diff --git a/src/User/Model/Rule.php b/src/User/Model/Rule.php
index b0b415d..1803947 100644
--- a/src/User/Model/Rule.php
+++ b/src/User/Model/Rule.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Rule extends Model
         return [
             [['name', 'className'], 'trim'],
             [['name', 'className'], 'required'],
-            [['name', 'previousName'], 'match', 'pattern' => '/^[\w][\w.:-]+[\w]$/'],
+            [['name', 'previousName'], 'match', 'pattern' => '/^\w[\w.:\-]+\w$/'],
             [['name'], RbacRuleNameValidator::class, 'previousName' => $this->previousName],
             [['className'], RbacRuleValidator::class],
         ];