diff --git a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/api/util/APIUtil.scala b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/api/util/APIUtil.scala
index f1902164d..226b0aded 100644
--- a/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/api/util/APIUtil.scala
+++ b/obp-api/src/main/scala/code/api/util/APIUtil.scala
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ object APIUtil extends MdcLoggable with CustomJsonFormats{
   /** only  A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and max length <= 512  */
   def basicConsumerKeyValidation(value:String): String ={
     val valueLength = value.length
-    val regex = """^([A-Za-z0-9]+)$""".r
+    val regex = """^([A-Za-z0-9-]+)$""".r
     value match {
       case regex(e) if(valueLength <= 512) => SILENCE_IS_GOLDEN
       case regex(e) if(valueLength > 512) => ErrorMessages.ConsumerKeyIsToLong