diff --git a/codersdk/organizations.go b/codersdk/organizations.go
index 6f3b766998..2d3c3b3a92 100644
--- a/codersdk/organizations.go
+++ b/codersdk/organizations.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type CreateTemplateVersionRequest struct {
 // CreateTemplateRequest provides options when creating a template.
 type CreateTemplateRequest struct {
 	// Name is the name of the template.
-	Name string `json:"name" validate:"lt=32,required"`
+	Name string `json:"name" validate:"username,required"`
 	// Description is a description of what the template contains. It must be
 	// less than 128 bytes.
 	Description string `json:"description,omitempty" validate:"lt=128"`