diff --git a/bin/lib/create.js b/bin/lib/create.js
index c9aa9838..16e23c2a 100755
--- a/bin/lib/create.js
+++ b/bin/lib/create.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function copyScripts(projectPath) {
 function validatePackageName(package_name) {
     //Make the package conform to Java package types
     //Enforce underscore limitation
-    if (!/^[a-zA-Z]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)+$/.test(package_name)) {
+    if (!/^[a-zA-Z0-9]+(\.[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_]*)+$/.test(package_name)) {
         return Q.reject('Package name must look like: com.company.Name');
     }