diff --git a/apps/core/lib/core/schema/console_instance.ex b/apps/core/lib/core/schema/console_instance.ex
index dcfeb678f..c6783b793 100644
--- a/apps/core/lib/core/schema/console_instance.ex
+++ b/apps/core/lib/core/schema/console_instance.ex
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ defmodule Core.Schema.ConsoleInstance do
     |> cast(attrs, @valid)
     |> cast_embed(:configuration, with: &configuration_changeset/2)
     |> cast_embed(:instance_status, with: &status_changeset/2)
-    |> validate_required(@valid -- ~w(external_id postgres_id cluster_id)a)
+    |> validate_required(@valid -- ~w(external_id name postgres_id cluster_id)a)
     |> foreign_key_constraint(:cluster_id)
     |> foreign_key_constraint(:postgres_id)
     |> foreign_key_constraint(:owner_id)
     |> unique_constraint(:subdomain)
     |> unique_constraint(:name)
-    |> validate_format(:name, ~r/[a-z][a-z0-9]{5,10}/, message: "must be an alphanumeric string between 5 and 11 characters")
+    |> validate_format(:name, ~r/^[a-z][a-z0-9]{5,10}$/, message: "must be an alphanumeric string between 5 and 11 characters")
     |> validate_region()
   end
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ defmodule Core.Schema.ConsoleInstance do
     |> foreign_key_constraint(:owner_id)
     |> unique_constraint(:subdomain)
     |> unique_constraint(:name)
-    |> validate_format(:name, ~r/[a-z][a-z0-9]{5,10}/, message: "must be an alphanumeric string between 5 and 11 characters")
+    |> validate_format(:name, ~r/^[a-z][a-z0-9]{5,10}$/, message: "must be an alphanumeric string between 5 and 11 characters")
     |> validate_region()
   end
 
diff --git a/apps/core/test/services/cloud_test.exs b/apps/core/test/services/cloud_test.exs
index 6c9fbfffb..5af29801e 100644
--- a/apps/core/test/services/cloud_test.exs
+++ b/apps/core/test/services/cloud_test.exs
@@ -71,6 +71,21 @@ defmodule Core.Services.CloudTest do
       assert_receive {:event, %PubSub.ConsoleInstanceCreated{item: ^instance}}
     end
 
+    test "cannot create instances w/ capitalized names" do
+      account = insert(:account)
+      enterprise_plan(account)
+      user = admin_user(account)
+      insert(:repository, name: "console")
+
+      {:error, _} = Cloud.create_instance(%{
+        type: :dedicated,
+        name: "My-Cluster",
+        cloud: :aws,
+        region: "us-east-1",
+        size: :small
+      }, user)
+    end
+
     test "nonenterprise plans cannot create a dedicated cloud console instance" do
       account = insert(:account)
       enable_features(account, [:cd])