diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/github/ContributionsConnector.java b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/github/ContributionsConnector.java
index 2d4beb1af..1b2af8543 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/github/ContributionsConnector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/thebusybiscuit/slimefun4/core/services/github/ContributionsConnector.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 
 public class ContributionsConnector extends GitHubConnector {
 
-	private static final Pattern nameFormat = Pattern.compile("[\\w_]+");
-
 	// GitHub Bots that do not count as Contributors
 	// (includes "invalid-email-address" because it is an invalid contributor)
 	private static final List<String> blacklist = Arrays.asList(
@@ -79,7 +76,7 @@ public class ContributionsConnector extends GitHubConnector {
 	    	int commits = object.get("contributions").getAsInt();
 	    	String profile = object.get("html_url").getAsString();
 
-	    	if (nameFormat.matcher(name).matches() && !blacklist.contains(name)) {
+	    	if (!blacklist.contains(name)) {
 	    		Contributor contributor = github.getContributors().computeIfAbsent(
 	    				name,
 						key -> new Contributor(aliases.getOrDefault(name, name), profile)
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunPlugin.java b/src/main/java/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunPlugin.java
index 392134ee7..8b5f18f23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/mrCookieSlime/Slimefun/SlimefunPlugin.java
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ public final class SlimefunPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
 								contributor.setTexture(Optional.empty());
 							}
 						}
+						catch(IllegalArgumentException x) {
+							// There cannot be a texture found because it is not a valid MC username
+							contributor.setTexture(Optional.empty());
+						}
 						catch(TooManyRequestsException x) {
 							break;
 						}