diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons/Validation/ActorNameRules.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons/Validation/ActorNameRules.cs
index c946c184..91dbfc71 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons/Validation/ActorNameRules.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons/Validation/ActorNameRules.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Validation;
 /// </summary>
 public static class ActorNameRules
 {
-    private const string AllowedSymbols = "-_.*$+:@&=,!~';";
+    private const string AllowedSymbols = "-_.*$+:@&=,!~';()\"";
 
     /// <summary>True when <paramref name="name"/> is a legal actor path element.</summary>
     public static bool IsValid(string? name)
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Tests/Validation/ActorNameRulesTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Tests/Validation/ActorNameRulesTests.cs
index b6f6ffba..2d4ee2c8 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Tests/Validation/ActorNameRulesTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons.Tests/Validation/ActorNameRulesTests.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public class ActorNameRulesTests
     [InlineData("Furnace-3")]
     [InlineData("Line_1.A")]
     [InlineData("a%20b")]
+    [InlineData("Pump(A)")]
+    [InlineData("say\"hi\"")]
     public void IsValid_AcceptsLegalNames(string name)
     {
         Assert.True(ActorNameRules.IsValid(name));