diff --git a/dataworkspace/dataworkspace/apps/datasets/add_table/forms.py b/dataworkspace/dataworkspace/apps/datasets/add_table/forms.py
index 00bfa1d076..65cda6e366 100644
--- a/dataworkspace/dataworkspace/apps/datasets/add_table/forms.py
+++ b/dataworkspace/dataworkspace/apps/datasets/add_table/forms.py
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ def clean_table_name(self):
         table_name = str(cleaned_data["table_name"])
         if len(table_name) > 42:
             raise ValidationError("Table name must be 42 characters or less")
-        elif bool(re.search(r"[^A-Za-z_]", table_name)):
-            raise ValidationError("Table name cannot contain numbers or special characters")
+        elif bool(re.search(r"[^A-Za-z0-9_]", table_name)):
+            raise ValidationError("Table name cannot contain special characters")
         elif table_name in self.table_names:
             raise ValidationError("Table name already in use")
         elif "dataset" in table_name:
diff --git a/dataworkspace/dataworkspace/tests/datasets/add_table/test_views.py b/dataworkspace/dataworkspace/tests/datasets/add_table/test_views.py
index d01ad42b58..5d1107dac5 100644
--- a/dataworkspace/dataworkspace/tests/datasets/add_table/test_views.py
+++ b/dataworkspace/dataworkspace/tests/datasets/add_table/test_views.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def setUp(self):
             government_security_classification=2,
         )
         self.source = factories.SourceTableFactory.create(
-            dataset=self.dataset, schema="test", table="table_one", name="table_one"
+            dataset=self.dataset, schema="test", table="table_one", name="table_1"
         )
         self.descriptive_name = "my_table"
 
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ def test_error_shows_when_table_name_input_is_over_42_characters(self):
         assert "There is a problem" in error_header_text
         assert "Table name must be 42 characters or less" in error_message_text
 
-    def test_error_shows_when_table_name_contains_special_characters_or_numbers(self):
-        invalid_names = ["specialCharacter@", "has spaces", "numbers123"]
+    def test_error_shows_when_table_name_contains_special_characters(self):
+        invalid_names = ["specialCharacter@", "has spaces"]
         for invalid_name in invalid_names:
             response = self.get_post_response(invalid_name)
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def test_error_shows_when_table_name_contains_special_characters_or_numbers(self
 
             assert response.status_code == 200
             assert "There is a problem" in error_header_text
-            assert "Table name cannot contain numbers or special characters" in error_message_text
+            assert "Table name cannot contain special characters" in error_message_text
 
     def test_error_shows_when_table_name_is_already_in_use(self):
         response = self.get_post_response(self.source.table)