diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/form-panels/create.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/form-panels/create.js
index 08803cbfd0..d48279127f 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/form-panels/create.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/form-panels/create.js
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ define(function(require) {
       $(".service_networks tbody").append(
         '<tr>\
           <td>\
-            <input class="service_network_name" type="text" pattern="[\\w]+"/>\
-            <small class="error">'+Locale.tr("Only word characters are allowed")+'</small>\
+            <input class="service_network_name" type="text" pattern="^\\w+$"/>\
+            <small class="error">'+Locale.tr("Can only contain alphanumeric and underscore characters")+'</small>\
           </td>\
           <td>\
             <textarea class="service_network_description"/>\
@@ -201,14 +201,6 @@ define(function(require) {
 
     $(document).foundation('tab', 'reflow');
 
-    context.foundation({
-      abide : {
-        patterns: {
-          word_chars: /^\w+$/
-        }
-      }
-    });
-
     // Add first role
     $("#tf_btn_roles", context).trigger("click");
 
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/utils/role-tab/html.hbs b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/utils/role-tab/html.hbs
index 9524c0816d..d6f9e22b74 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/utils/role-tab/html.hbs
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/oneflow-templates-tab/utils/role-tab/html.hbs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <label for="name">{{tr "Role Name"}}
       <span class="tip">{{tr "Name of the role"}}</span>
     </label>
-    <input type="text" id="role_name" name="name" required pattern="word_chars"/>
+    <input type="text" id="role_name" name="name" required pattern="^\w+$"/>
     <small class="error">{{tr "Can only contain alphanumeric and underscore characters"}}</small>
   </div>
   <div class="service_template_param service_role medium-2 columns end">
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/user-inputs.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/user-inputs.js
index 2e47a569da..272a01a5d8 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/user-inputs.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/user-inputs.js
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _setup(context){
-
-    // TODO: bug, user_input_name pattern is ignored
-
     context.on("click", ".add_user_input_attr", function() {
       $(".user_input_attrs tbody", context).append(RowTemplateHTML());
 
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/user-inputs/row.hbs b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/user-inputs/row.hbs
index 9c38ce4964..bd719f60a3 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/user-inputs/row.hbs
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/user-inputs/row.hbs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <tr>
   <td>
     <label>{{tr "Name"}}
-      <input class="user_input_name" type="text" pattern="[\\w]+"/>
-      <small class="error">{{tr "Only word characters are allowed"}}</small>
+      <input class="user_input_name" type="text" pattern="[^\w+$]+"/>
+      <small class="error">{{tr "Can only contain alphanumeric and underscore characters"}}</small>
     </label>
   </td>
   <td>