diff --git a/pagure/forms.py b/pagure/forms.py
index 56b530e..9ac55d3 100644
--- a/pagure/forms.py
+++ b/pagure/forms.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import wtforms
 # pylint: disable=R0903,W0232,E1002
 
 
-REGEX = '^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+$'
-REGEX2 = '^[a-zA-Z0-9 #]+$'
+STRICT_REGEX = '^[a-zA-Z0-9-_]+$'
+RELAXED_REGEX = '^[a-zA-Z0-9 #]+$'
 
 
 class ProjectFormSimplified(wtf.Form):
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ProjectForm(ProjectFormSimplified):
         'Project name <span class="error">*</span>',
         [
             wtforms.validators.Required(),
-            wtforms.validators.Regexp(REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+            wtforms.validators.Regexp(STRICT_REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
         ]
     )
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class IssueFormSimplied(wtf.Form):
         'Title<span class="error">*</span>',
         [
             wtforms.validators.Required(),
-            wtforms.validators.Regexp(REGEX2, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+            wtforms.validators.Regexp(RELAXED_REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
         ]
     )
     issue_content = wtforms.TextAreaField(
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class RequestPullForm(wtf.Form):
         'Title<span class="error">*</span>',
         [
             wtforms.validators.Required(),
-            wtforms.validators.Regexp(REGEX2, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+            wtforms.validators.Regexp(RELAXED_REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
         ]
     )
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class AddIssueTagForm(wtf.Form):
         'tag',
         [
             wtforms.validators.Optional(),
-            wtforms.validators.Regexp(REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+            wtforms.validators.Regexp(STRICT_REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
         ]
     )
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class UpdateIssueForm(wtf.Form):
         'tag',
         [
             wtforms.validators.Optional(),
-            wtforms.validators.Regexp(REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+            wtforms.validators.Regexp(STRICT_REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
         ]
     )
     depends = wtforms.TextField(
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class AddGroupForm(wtf.Form):
         'Group <span class="error">*</span>',
         [
             wtforms.validators.Required(),
-            wtforms.validators.Regexp(REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+            wtforms.validators.Regexp(STRICT_REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
         ]
     )
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class NewGroupForm(wtf.Form):
         [
             wtforms.validators.Required(),
             wtforms.validators.Length(max=16),
-            wtforms.validators.Regexp(REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+            wtforms.validators.Regexp(STRICT_REGEX, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
         ]
     )
     group_type = wtforms.SelectField(