diff --git a/crates/cloud/src/utils.rs b/crates/cloud/src/utils.rs
index df3371bb..86a7363b 100644
--- a/crates/cloud/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/cloud/src/utils.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ fn is_valid_name(name: &str) -> bool {
     let min_len = 1;
     let char_count = name.chars().count();
     lazy_static! {
-        static ref NAME_REGEX: Regex = Regex::new(r"^[\w\d_][\w\d_ \(\)\.,'\-]*$").unwrap();
+        static ref NAME_REGEX: Regex = Regex::new(r"^[\w\d_][\w\d_ \(\)\.,'\-!]*$").unwrap();
     }
 
     char_count >= min_len
@@ -450,6 +450,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!is_valid_name("hell"));
     }
 
+    #[actix_web::test]
+    async fn test_is_valid_name_bang() {
+        assert!(is_valid_name("hello!"));
+    }
+
     #[actix_web::test]
     async fn test_get_unique_name() {
         let names = ["name", "name (2)", "name (3)", "name (4)"].into_iter();