diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/config/enums/ParameterCore.java b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/config/enums/ParameterCore.java
index 36a3ac2e159..46b05fa1640 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/config/enums/ParameterCore.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/java/org/kitodo/config/enums/ParameterCore.java
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public enum ParameterCore implements ParameterInterface {
     /**
      * Validation of process title via regular expression.
      */
-    VALIDATE_PROCESS_TITLE_REGEX(new Parameter<>("validateProzessTitelRegex", "^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$")),
+    VALIDATE_PROCESS_TITLE_REGEX(new Parameter<>("validateProzessTitelRegex", "^[\\w-]+$")),
 
     /**
      * Validation of the identifier via regular expression.
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/kitodo_config.properties b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/kitodo_config.properties
index 9fe425ec510..e7cce828c6c 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/main/resources/kitodo_config.properties
+++ b/Kitodo/src/main/resources/kitodo_config.properties
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ numberOfMetaBackups=8
 useMetadatenvalidierung=true
 
 # Validierung der Vorgangstitel ueber regulaeren Ausdruck
-validateProzessTitelRegex=[\\w-]*
+validateProzessTitelRegex=^[\\w-]+$
 
 # Validierung des Identifiers ueber regulaeren Ausdruck
 # Regular Expression for validating the identifier
diff --git a/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/copyprocess/CreateProcessFormIT.java b/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/copyprocess/CreateProcessFormIT.java
index 260e2cea86e..097954f0120 100644
--- a/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/copyprocess/CreateProcessFormIT.java
+++ b/Kitodo/src/test/java/org/kitodo/production/forms/copyprocess/CreateProcessFormIT.java
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 package org.kitodo.production.forms.copyprocess;
 
 import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.net.URI;