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-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/register.py5
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index c7c091f43e..52aa9964d9 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         if types.contains_invalid_mxid_characters(localpart):
             raise SynapseError(
                 400,
-                "User ID can only contain characters a-z, 0-9, or '_-./'",
+                "User ID can only contain characters a-z, 0-9, or '=_-./'",
                 Codes.INVALID_USERNAME
             )
 
@@ -255,8 +255,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         if types.contains_invalid_mxid_characters(localpart):
             raise SynapseError(
                 400,
-                "User ID must only contain characters which do not"
-                " require URL encoding."
+                "User ID can only contain characters a-z, 0-9, or '=_-./'",
             )
         user = UserID(localpart, self.hs.hostname)
         user_id = user.to_string()