diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/queue/model/Request.java b/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/queue/model/Request.java
index 47f98a5a6715496c8e5fcf453a6eb364ff0760e2..8c1bfc490134649014a0027fecc250de30519586 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/queue/model/Request.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/tudelft/ewi/queue/model/Request.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class Request implements RecordsEvents<Request>, Serializable, Comparable
 	 * Creates a name for a Jitsi room based on the name of the RequestEntity and the date.
 	 */
 	public void setJitsiRoom() {
-		this.jitsiRoom = this.getRequestEntity().getDisplayName().replaceAll("\\s+", "") +
+		this.jitsiRoom = this.getRequestEntity().getDisplayName().replaceAll("[^a-zA-Z0-9]", "") +
 				LocalDateTime.now().format(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("ddmmHHMMss"));
 	}