diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/registries/identified/ResourceLocation.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/registries/identified/ResourceLocation.kt
index 709938ce4..45f936863 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/registries/identified/ResourceLocation.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/registries/identified/ResourceLocation.kt
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
  */
 package de.bixilon.minosoft.data.registries.identified
 
-import de.bixilon.minosoft.config.StaticConfiguration
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.language.translate.Translatable
-import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.registries.identified.ResourceLocation.Companion.ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.registries.identified.ResourceLocation.Companion.ALLOWED_PATH_PATTERN
 import java.util.*
 
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ import java.util.*
  * @param namespace The namespace of the resource location
  * @param path The path of the resource location
  *
- * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the namespace or path does not match the allowed pattern. See [ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN] and [ALLOWED_PATH_PATTERN]
+ * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the namespace or path does not match the allowed pattern. and [ALLOWED_PATH_PATTERN]
  *
  * @see <a href="https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Resource_location">Resource location</a>
  */
@@ -40,9 +38,7 @@ open class ResourceLocation(
         get() = this
 
     init {
-        if (StaticConfiguration.VALIDATE_RESOURCE_LOCATION && (namespace.isBlank() || !ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN.matches(namespace))) {
-            throw IllegalArgumentException("Invalid namespace: $namespace")
-        }
+        ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace(namespace)
         // TODO: Figure out a way to implement this but have backwards compatibility with pre flattening versions
         // if (!ProtocolDefinition.ALLOWED_PATH_PATTERN.matches(path) && path != "")
         //    throw IllegalArgumentException("Path '$path' is not allowed!")
@@ -84,7 +80,6 @@ open class ResourceLocation(
     }
 
     companion object {
-        val ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN = Regex("[a-z0-9_.\\-]+")
         val ALLOWED_PATH_PATTERN = Regex("(?!.*//)[a-z0-9_./\\-]+")
 
         /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/registries/identified/ResourceLocationUtil.kt b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/registries/identified/ResourceLocationUtil.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b23d29c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/registries/identified/ResourceLocationUtil.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Minosoft
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Moritz Zwerger
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * This software is not affiliated with Mojang AB, the original developer of Minecraft.
+ */
+
+package de.bixilon.minosoft.data.registries.identified
+
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.config.StaticConfiguration
+
+object ResourceLocationUtil {
+
+    fun validateNamespace(namespace: String) {
+        if (!StaticConfiguration.VALIDATE_RESOURCE_LOCATION) {
+            return
+        }
+        if (namespace.isBlank()) {
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("Namespace is blank!")
+        }
+        for (code in namespace.codePoints()) {
+            if (
+                code in 'a'.code..'z'.code ||
+                code in '0'.code..'9'.code ||
+                code == '_'.code ||
+                code == '-'.code ||
+                code == '.'.code
+            ) {
+                continue
+            }
+
+            throw IllegalArgumentException("Namespace is illegal: $namespace")
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/registries/ResourceLocationTest.kt b/src/test/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/registries/ResourceLocationTest.kt
index e6a19f6d8..53fbe2e24 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/registries/ResourceLocationTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/data/registries/ResourceLocationTest.kt
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@
 
 package de.bixilon.minosoft.data.registries
 
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.registries.identified.Namespaces
 import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.registries.identified.ResourceLocation
+import de.bixilon.minosoft.data.registries.identified.ResourceLocationUtil
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.assertDoesNotThrow
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.assertThrows
 import kotlin.test.assertNotEquals
 
@@ -66,23 +69,31 @@ class ResourceLocationTest {
         assertThrows<IllegalArgumentException> { ResourceLocation("in valid", "path") }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun integratedNamespaces() {
+        assertDoesNotThrow { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace(Namespaces.MINECRAFT) }
+        assertDoesNotThrow { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace(Namespaces.MINOSOFT) }
+        assertDoesNotThrow { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace(Namespaces.DEFAULT) }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @see [de.bixilon.minosoft.data.registries.ResourceLocation]
      */
     @Test
     fun testAllowedNamespaces() {
         // Should Pass
-        kotlin.test.assertEquals(ResourceLocation.ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN.matches("minecraft"), true)
-        kotlin.test.assertEquals(ResourceLocation.ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN.matches("min1234567890craft"), true)
-        kotlin.test.assertEquals(ResourceLocation.ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN.matches("mine-craft"), true)
-        kotlin.test.assertEquals(ResourceLocation.ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN.matches("mine_craft"), true)
-        kotlin.test.assertEquals(ResourceLocation.ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN.matches("mine.craft"), true)
+        assertDoesNotThrow { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace("minecraft") }
+        assertDoesNotThrow { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace("min1234567890craft") }
+        assertDoesNotThrow { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace("mine-craft") }
+        assertDoesNotThrow { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace("mine_craft") }
+        assertDoesNotThrow { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace("mine.craft") }
+
         // Should Fail
-        kotlin.test.assertEquals(ResourceLocation.ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN.matches("MineCraft"), false)
-        kotlin.test.assertEquals(ResourceLocation.ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN.matches("mine craft"), false)
-        kotlin.test.assertEquals(ResourceLocation.ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN.matches("minecraft!"), false)
-        kotlin.test.assertEquals(ResourceLocation.ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN.matches("^minecraft"), false)
-        kotlin.test.assertEquals(ResourceLocation.ALLOWED_NAMESPACE_PATTERN.matches("mine/craft"), false)
+        assertThrows<IllegalArgumentException> { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace("MineCraft") }
+        assertThrows<IllegalArgumentException> { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace("mine craft") }
+        assertThrows<IllegalArgumentException> { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace("minecraft!") }
+        assertThrows<IllegalArgumentException> { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace("^minecraft") }
+        assertThrows<IllegalArgumentException> { ResourceLocationUtil.validateNamespace("mine/craft") }
     }
 
     /**