diff --git a/NameFilter/scripting/NameFilter.sp b/NameFilter/scripting/NameFilter.sp
index 02c0a14..6c57e40 100644
--- a/NameFilter/scripting/NameFilter.sp
+++ b/NameFilter/scripting/NameFilter.sp
@@ -254,7 +254,14 @@ bool FilterName(int client, char[] sName, int Length = MAX_NAME_LENGTH)
 		int Match = MatchRegex(g_FilterExpr, sName, iError);
 		if(iError != REGEX_ERROR_NONE)
 		{
-			LogError("Regex Error: %d", iError);
+			if(iError == REGEX_ERROR_BADUTF8)
+			{
+				sName[0] = 0;
+				bChanged = true;
+			}
+			else
+				LogError("Regex Error: %d", iError);
+
 			break;
 		}