diff --git a/server/api/registry/org/[org]/packages.get.ts b/server/api/registry/org/[org]/packages.get.ts
index c9b621015e..30f88fba67 100644
--- a/server/api/registry/org/[org]/packages.get.ts
+++ b/server/api/registry/org/[org]/packages.get.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { CACHE_MAX_AGE_ONE_HOUR, NPM_REGISTRY } from '#shared/utils/constants'
 import { FetchError } from 'ofetch'
 
-// Validation pattern for npm org names (alphanumeric with hyphens)
-const NPM_ORG_NAME_RE = /^[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?$/i
+// Validation pattern for npm org names - url-sage symbold and not start with a dot (incl. ~test24214. or -ex~-)
+const NPM_ORG_NAME_RE = /^[\w~-][\w.~-]*$/
 
 function validateOrgName(name: string): void {
   if (!name || name.length > 50 || !NPM_ORG_NAME_RE.test(name)) {