diff --git a/js/TxUtils.js b/js/TxUtils.js
index 28f25ef6eb..4b4ba558cc 100644
--- a/js/TxUtils.js
+++ b/js/TxUtils.js
@@ -70,11 +70,8 @@ function checkSignature(signature) {
 }
 
 function isValidOpenAliasAddress(address) {
-    address = address.trim()
-    // we can get an awful lot of valid domains, including non ASCII chars... accept anything
-    // there should be something after the .
-    // make sure it is not some kind of floating number
-    return address.length > 2 && isNaN(parseFloat(address)) && address.indexOf('.') >= 0
+    var regex = /^[A-Za-z0-9-]+(\.[A-Za-z0-9-]+)+$/; // Basic domain structure
+    return regex.test(address);
 }
 
 function handleOpenAliasResolution(address, descriptionText) {