diff --git a/backend/src/api/routes/quotes.ts b/backend/src/api/routes/quotes.ts
index d562488d7..49e50562f 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/routes/quotes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/routes/quotes.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ router.post(
   RateLimit.newQuotesAdd,
   validateRequest({
     body: {
-      text: joi.string().min(60).regex(/^\w+$/).required(),
-      source: joi.string().regex(/^\w+$/).required(),
+      text: joi.string().min(60).required(),
+      source: joi.string().required(),
       language: joi.string().regex(/^\w+$/).required(),
       captcha: joi.string().required(),
     },