diff --git a/packages/new-design/lib/utils.mjs b/packages/new-design/lib/utils.mjs
index 964e32fc227..72ff7d2a3b5 100644
--- a/packages/new-design/lib/utils.mjs
+++ b/packages/new-design/lib/utils.mjs
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ export const checkNodeVersion = () => {
 
 // Helper method to validate the design name
 const validateDesignName = (name) => {
-  if (/^([a-z0-9][a-z0-9_\-]*)$/.test(name)) return true
+  if (/^([a-z][a-z0-9_\-]*)$/.test(name)) return true
   else
-    return ' 🙈 Please use only lowercase letters, digits, underscores, or hyphens. Names must start with a lowercase letter or digit. 🤷'
+    return ' 🙈 Please use only lowercase letters, digits, underscores, or hyphens. Names must start with a lowercase letter. 🤷'
 }
 
 // Gets user input to figure out what to do
diff --git a/scripts/add-software.mjs b/scripts/add-software.mjs
index 78a0c9dd11e..b29fcfd003a 100644
--- a/scripts/add-software.mjs
+++ b/scripts/add-software.mjs
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ function validateDesignName(name) {
   )
     return `Sorry but ${name} is already taken so you'll need to pick something else`
 
-  if (/^([a-z0-9][a-z0-9_\-]*)$/.test(name)) return true
+  if (/^([a-z][a-z0-9_\-]*)$/.test(name)) return true
   else
-    return ' 🙈 Please use only lowercase letters, digits, underscores, or hyphens. Names must start with a lowercase letter or digit. 🤷'
+    return ' 🙈 Please use only lowercase letters, digits, underscores, or hyphens. Names must start with a lowercase letter. 🤷'
 }
 
 function validatePluginName(name) {