Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/integration/service/IntegrationService.java
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diff -u -r0d275bf753620ae71aeb4e7589c540c9777532cb -r0f5b09f36f727859d9c4a1c3f7567b79764c4fca
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/integration/service/IntegrationService.java	(.../IntegrationService.java)	(revision 0d275bf753620ae71aeb4e7589c540c9777532cb)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/integration/service/IntegrationService.java	(.../IntegrationService.java)	(revision 0f5b09f36f727859d9c4a1c3f7567b79764c4fca)
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
 	
 	// org name validation
 	String orgName = prefix ? buildName(serverMap.getPrefix(), extCourseName) : extCourseName;
-	if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(orgName) && !ValidationUtil.isFirstLastNameValid(orgName)) {
+	if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(orgName) && !ValidationUtil.isOrgNameValid(orgName)) {
 	    throw new UserInfoValidationException("Can't create organisation due to validation error: "
 		    + "organisation name cannot contain any of these characters < > ^ * @ % $. External server:"
 		    + serverMap.getServerid() + ", orgId:" + extCourseId + ", orgName:" + orgName);