diff --git a/system/libs/CreateCharacter.php b/system/libs/CreateCharacter.php
index 8a57d604..f2e7687e 100644
--- a/system/libs/CreateCharacter.php
+++ b/system/libs/CreateCharacter.php
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ class CreateCharacter
 			}
 		}
 
+		$player = new OTS_Player();
+		$player->find($name);
+		if($player->isLoaded()) {
+			$errors['name'] = 'Character with this name already exist.';
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		if(empty($sex) && $sex != "0")
 			$errors['sex'] = 'Please select the sex for your character!';
 
@@ -214,4 +221,4 @@ class CreateCharacter
 		$account->logAction('Created character <b>' . $name . '</b>.');
 		return true;
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/system/libs/validator.php b/system/libs/validator.php
index 421d5fe6..484f1854 100644
--- a/system/libs/validator.php
+++ b/system/libs/validator.php
@@ -180,14 +180,17 @@ class Validator
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		$minLength = config('character_name_min_length');
+		$maxLength = config('character_name_max_length');
+
 		$length = strlen($name);
-		if($length < 3)
+		if($length < $minLength)
 		{
 			self::$lastError = 'Character name is too short. Min. length <b>3</b> characters.';
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if($length > 25)
+		if($length > $maxLength)
 		{
 			self::$lastError = 'Character name is too long. Max. length <b>25</b> characters.';
 			return false;
@@ -201,7 +204,7 @@ class Validator
 
 		if(preg_match('/ {2,}/', $name))
 		{
-			self::$lastError = 'Invalid character name format. Use only A-Z and numbers 0-9 and no double spaces.';
+			self::$lastError = 'Invalid character name format. Use only A-Z and no double spaces.';
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -289,13 +292,6 @@ class Validator
 			}
 		}
 
-		$player = new OTS_Player();
-		$player->find($name);
-		if($player->isLoaded()) {
-			self::$lastError = 'Character with this name already exist.';
-			return false;
-		}
-
 		//check if was namelocked previously
 		if($db->hasTable('player_namelocks') && $db->hasColumn('player_namelocks', 'name')) {
 			$namelock = $db->query('SELECT `player_id` FROM `player_namelocks` WHERE `name` = ' . $db->quote($name));
diff --git a/system/pages/account/create_character.php b/system/pages/account/create_character.php
index f3a82568..c25b8ea6 100644
--- a/system/pages/account/create_character.php
+++ b/system/pages/account/create_character.php
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ $character_sex = isset($_POST['sex']) ? (int)$_POST['sex'] : null;
 $character_vocation = isset($_POST['vocation']) ? (int)$_POST['vocation'] : null;
 $character_town = isset($_POST['town']) ? (int)$_POST['town'] : null;
 
+if (!admin() && !empty($character_name)) {
+	$character_name = ucwords(strtolower($character_name));
+}
+
 $character_created = false;
 $save = isset($_POST['save']) && $_POST['save'] == 1;
 $errors = array();
diff --git a/tools/validate.php b/tools/validate.php
index 48536c72..b805778e 100644
--- a/tools/validate.php
+++ b/tools/validate.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 require '../common.php';
 require SYSTEM . 'functions.php';
 require SYSTEM . 'init.php';
+require SYSTEM . 'login.php';
 
 $error = '';
 if(isset($_GET['account']))
@@ -54,14 +55,24 @@ else if(isset($_GET['email']))
 }
 else if(isset($_GET['name']))
 {
-	$name = strtolower(stripslashes($_GET['name']));
+	$name = $_GET['name'];
+	if(!admin()) {
+		$name = strtolower(stripslashes($name));
+	}
+
 	if(!Validator::characterName($name))
 		error_(Validator::getLastError());
 
-	if(!Validator::newCharacterName($name))
+	if(!admin() && !Validator::newCharacterName($name))
 		error_(Validator::getLastError());
 
-	success_('Good. Your name will be:<br /><b>' . ucwords($name) . '</b>');
+	$player = new OTS_Player();
+	$player->find($name);
+	if($player->isLoaded()) {
+		error_('Character with this name already exist.');
+	}
+
+	success_('Good. Your name will be:<br /><b>' . (admin() ? $name : ucwords($name)) . '</b>');
 }
 else if(isset($_GET['password']) && isset($_GET['password2'])) {
 	$password = $_GET['password'];