diff --git a/source/src/clientgame.cpp b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
index e6b5ac2c..351ffdc5 100644
--- a/source/src/clientgame.cpp
+++ b/source/src/clientgame.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void newname(char *name)
 {
     if(name[0])
     {
-        if(name[0] == ' ') return;
+        if(isspace(name[0]) || !isprint(name[0])) return;
         c2sinit = false; 
         s_strncpy(player1->name, name, MAXNAMELEN+1); 
     }