diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d24c3684..83c19f9f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 1. [](#improved)
     * Fall back properly to HTML if template type not found
+1. [](#bugfix)
+    * Fix issue with modular pages folders validation [#900](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/issues/900)
 
 # v1.1.10
 ## 12/21/2016
diff --git a/system/blueprints/pages/default.yaml b/system/blueprints/pages/default.yaml
index f42971c3b..86302a65a 100644
--- a/system/blueprints/pages/default.yaml
+++ b/system/blueprints/pages/default.yaml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ form:
                       label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.FOLDER_NAME
                       validate:
                         type: slug
-                        pattern: '[a-zа-я][a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
+                        pattern: '[a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
 
                     route:
                       type: select
diff --git a/system/blueprints/pages/modular_new.yaml b/system/blueprints/pages/modular_new.yaml
index 44cf23131..0a2a3817d 100644
--- a/system/blueprints/pages/modular_new.yaml
+++ b/system/blueprints/pages/modular_new.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ form:
       validate:
         type: slug
         required: true
-        pattern: '[a-zа-я][a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
+        pattern: '[a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
 
     route:
       type: select
diff --git a/system/blueprints/pages/modular_raw.yaml b/system/blueprints/pages/modular_raw.yaml
index 730809d5c..fc61e486f 100644
--- a/system/blueprints/pages/modular_raw.yaml
+++ b/system/blueprints/pages/modular_raw.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ form:
                       validate:
                         type: slug
                         required: true
-                        pattern: '[a-zа-я][a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
+                        pattern: '[a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
 
                     route:
                       type: select
diff --git a/system/blueprints/pages/new.yaml b/system/blueprints/pages/new.yaml
index df7b0f693..9f628c027 100644
--- a/system/blueprints/pages/new.yaml
+++ b/system/blueprints/pages/new.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ form:
       validate:
         type: slug
         required: true
-        pattern: '[a-zа-я][a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
+        pattern: '[a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
 
     route:
       type: select
diff --git a/system/blueprints/pages/new_folder.yaml b/system/blueprints/pages/new_folder.yaml
index 458fa7498..3eee46e23 100644
--- a/system/blueprints/pages/new_folder.yaml
+++ b/system/blueprints/pages/new_folder.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ form:
       validate:
         type: slug
         required: true
-        pattern: '[a-zа-я][a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
+        pattern: '[a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
 
     route:
       type: select
diff --git a/system/blueprints/pages/raw.yaml b/system/blueprints/pages/raw.yaml
index 8781c2c31..221460198 100644
--- a/system/blueprints/pages/raw.yaml
+++ b/system/blueprints/pages/raw.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ form:
                       validate:
                         type: slug
                         required: true
-                        pattern: '[a-zа-я][a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
+                        pattern: '[a-zа-я0-9_\-]+'
 
                     route:
                       type: select