diff --git a/src/backups.js b/src/backups.js
index 92e43bf91..4de6b432c 100644
--- a/src/backups.js
+++ b/src/backups.js
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ function validateLabel(label) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof label, 'string');
 
     if (label.length >= 200) return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'label too long');
-    if (/[^a-zA-Z0-9._()-]/.test(label)) return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'label can only contain alphanumerals, dot, hyphen, brackets or underscore');
+    if (/[^a-zA-Z0-9._() -]/.test(label)) return new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'label can only contain alphanumerals, space, dot, hyphen, brackets or underscore');
 
     return null;
 }