diff --git a/bapsf_motion/gui/configure/motion_group_widget.py b/bapsf_motion/gui/configure/motion_group_widget.py
index 29368f83..2c89b45a 100644
--- a/bapsf_motion/gui/configure/motion_group_widget.py
+++ b/bapsf_motion/gui/configure/motion_group_widget.py
@@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@ def _rename_motion_group(self):
     @staticmethod
     def split_motion_group_name(mg_name):
         match = re.compile(
-            r"(<)(?P<drive_name>[\w\s-]+)(>)\s+(?P<ml_name>[\w\s-]+)"
+            r"(<)(?P<drive_name>[\w\s-]+)(>)\s+(?P<ml_name>[\w\s.,-]+)"
         ).fullmatch(mg_name)
         if match is not None:
             drive_name = match.group("drive_name").strip()