diff --git a/docker/deployment/hangar/application.yml b/docker/deployment/hangar/application.yml
index 0c351e182..99d63ddea 100644
--- a/docker/deployment/hangar/application.yml
+++ b/docker/deployment/hangar/application.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ hangar:
     api:
       url: "https://hangar-auth.minidigger.me"
       avatar-url: "https://hangar-auth.minidigger.me/avatar/%s?size=120x120"
+
+  projects:
+    name-regex: "^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]{3,}$"
diff --git a/docker/hangar/application.yml b/docker/hangar/application.yml
index 3a62ef16b..b1c4ae4da 100644
--- a/docker/hangar/application.yml
+++ b/docker/hangar/application.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ hangar:
     user-grid-page-size: 30
     max-keywords: 5
     unsafe-download-max-age: 10
+    name-regex: "^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]{3,}$"
 
   users:
     stars-per-page: 5
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/config/hangar/ProjectsConfig.java b/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/config/hangar/ProjectsConfig.java
index 2895ad7ab..cf3f31cd8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/config/hangar/ProjectsConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/papermc/hangar/config/hangar/ProjectsConfig.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package io.papermc.hangar.config.hangar;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
@@ -12,8 +11,8 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "hangar.projects")
 public class ProjectsConfig {
 
-    @Value("#{T(java.util.regex.Pattern).compile(${hangar.projects.name-regex})}")
-    private Pattern nameRegex = Pattern.compile("^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]{3,}$");
+    private String nameRegex = "^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]{3,}$";
+    private Pattern namePattern = Pattern.compile(this.nameRegex);
     private int maxNameLen = 25;
     private int maxPages = 50;
     private int maxChannels = 5;
@@ -28,16 +27,17 @@ public class ProjectsConfig {
     private int userGridPageSize = 30;
     private Duration unsafeDownloadMaxAge = Duration.ofMinutes(10);
 
-    public Pattern getNameRegex() {
+    public String getNameRegex() {
         return nameRegex;
     }
 
     public Predicate<String> getNameMatcher() {
-        return nameRegex.asMatchPredicate();
+        return namePattern.asMatchPredicate();
     }
 
-    public void setNameRegex(Pattern nameRegex) {
+    public void setNameRegex(String nameRegex) {
         this.nameRegex = nameRegex;
+        this.namePattern = Pattern.compile(nameRegex);
     }
 
     public int getMaxNameLen() {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
index c4b54c7fe..a87a9d389 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ hangar:
     user-grid-page-size: 30
     max-keywords: 5
     unsafe-download-max-age: 10
+    name-regex: "^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]{3,}$"
 
   users:
     stars-per-page: 5