diff --git a/conf/evolutions/reversions/125-allow-dollar-in-layer-names.sql b/conf/evolutions/reversions/125-allow-dollar-in-layer-names.sql
index f357f3cc6d..cff9aa20a7 100644
--- a/conf/evolutions/reversions/125-allow-dollar-in-layer-names.sql
+++ b/conf/evolutions/reversions/125-allow-dollar-in-layer-names.sql
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ UPDATE webknossos.annotation_layers SET name = regexp_replace(name, '\$', '', 'g
 ALTER TABLE webknossos.annotation_layers DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS annotation_layers_name_check;
 ALTER TABLE webknossos.annotation_layers ADD CONSTRAINT annotation_layers_name_check  CHECK (name ~* '^[A-Za-z0-9\-_\.]+$');
 
+UPDATE webknossos.releaseInformation SET schemaVersion = 124;
+
 COMMIT TRANSACTION;
diff --git a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/left-border-tabs/modals/add_volume_layer_modal.tsx b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/left-border-tabs/modals/add_volume_layer_modal.tsx
index 06fbb371a5..fad6a364a5 100644
--- a/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/left-border-tabs/modals/add_volume_layer_modal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/javascripts/oxalis/view/left-border-tabs/modals/add_volume_layer_modal.tsx
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ export function checkLayerNameForInvalidCharacters(readableLayerName: string): V
       message: messages["tracing.volume_layer_name_starts_with_dot"],
     };
   }
-  const uriSafeCharactersRegex = /[0-9a-zA-Z-._$]+/g;
+  const validLayerNameCharactersRegex = /[0-9a-zA-Z-._$]+/g;
   // Removing all URISaveCharacters from readableLayerName. The leftover chars are all invalid.
-  const allInvalidChars = readableLayerName.replace(uriSafeCharactersRegex, "");
+  const allInvalidChars = readableLayerName.replace(validLayerNameCharactersRegex, "");
   const allUniqueInvalidCharsAsSet = new Set(allInvalidChars);
   const allUniqueInvalidCharsAsString = "".concat(...allUniqueInvalidCharsAsSet.values());
   const isValid = allUniqueInvalidCharsAsString.length === 0;