diff --git a/system/router.php b/system/router.php
index 4f3b6321..60d5268a 100644
--- a/system/router.php
+++ b/system/router.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ $dispatcher = FastRoute\cachedDispatcher(function (FastRoute\RouteCollector $r)
 
 		$aliases = [
 			[':int', ':string', ':alphanum'],
-			[':\d+', ':[A-Za-z0-9-_%+\']+}', ':[A-Za-z0-9]+'],
+			[':\d+', ':[A-Za-z0-9-_%+\']+', ':[A-Za-z0-9]+'],
 		];
 
 		// apply aliases
diff --git a/system/routes.php b/system/routes.php
index c6dfa780..28d03168 100644
--- a/system/routes.php
+++ b/system/routes.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ return [
 	['GET', 'account/confirm_email/{hash:[A-Za-z0-9-_]+}[/]', 'account/confirm_email.php'],
 
 	['GET', 'bans/{page:\d+}[/]', 'bans.php'],
-	[['GET', 'POST'], 'characters[/{name:string]', 'characters.php'],
+	[['GET', 'POST'], 'characters[/{name:string}]', 'characters.php'],
 	['GET', 'changelog[/{page:int}]', 'changelog.php'],
 	['GET', 'creatures[/{name:string}]', 'creatures.php'],