diff --git a/allianceauth/services/modules/discord/manager.py b/allianceauth/services/modules/discord/manager.py
index 7d7158a0..1814eeb1 100644
--- a/allianceauth/services/modules/discord/manager.py
+++ b/allianceauth/services/modules/discord/manager.py
@@ -163,12 +163,11 @@ class DiscordOAuthManager:
 
     @staticmethod
     def _sanitize_name(name):
-        return re.sub('[^\w.-]', '', name)[:32]
+        return name[:32]
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _sanitize_groupname(name):
-        name = name.strip(' _')
-        return DiscordOAuthManager._sanitize_name(name)
+    def _sanitize_group_name(name):
+        return name[:100]
 
     @staticmethod
     def generate_bot_add_url():
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ class DiscordOAuthManager:
 
     @staticmethod
     def _group_name_to_id(name):
-        name = DiscordOAuthManager._sanitize_groupname(name)
+        name = DiscordOAuthManager._sanitize_group_name(name)
 
         def get_or_make_role():
             groups = DiscordOAuthManager._get_groups()
@@ -303,10 +302,9 @@ class DiscordOAuthManager:
     @api_backoff
     def update_groups(user_id, groups):
         custom_headers = {'content-type': 'application/json', 'authorization': 'Bot ' + settings.DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN}
-        group_ids = [DiscordOAuthManager._group_name_to_id(DiscordOAuthManager._sanitize_groupname(g)) for g in groups]
+        group_ids = [DiscordOAuthManager._group_name_to_id(DiscordOAuthManager._sanitize_group_name(g)) for g in groups]
         path = DISCORD_URL + "/guilds/" + str(settings.DISCORD_GUILD_ID) + "/members/" + str(user_id)
         data = {'roles': group_ids}
         r = requests.patch(path, headers=custom_headers, json=data)
         logger.debug("Received status code %s after setting user roles" % r.status_code)
         r.raise_for_status()
-
diff --git a/allianceauth/services/modules/discord/tests.py b/allianceauth/services/modules/discord/tests.py
index eb862fa3..c4add20c 100644
--- a/allianceauth/services/modules/discord/tests.py
+++ b/allianceauth/services/modules/discord/tests.py
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ class DiscordManagerTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         pass
 
-    def test__sanitize_groupname(self):
-        test_group_name = ' Group Name_Test_'
-        group_name = DiscordOAuthManager._sanitize_groupname(test_group_name)
+    def test__sanitize_group_name(self):
+        test_group_name = str(10**103)
+        group_name = DiscordOAuthManager._sanitize_group_name(test_group_name)
 
-        self.assertEqual(group_name, 'GroupName_Test')
+        self.assertEqual(group_name, test_group_name[:100])
 
     def test_generate_Bot_add_url(self):
         bot_add_url = DiscordOAuthManager.generate_bot_add_url()
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class DiscordManagerTestCase(TestCase):
     @requests_mock.Mocker()
     def test_update_groups(self, group_cache, m):
         # Arrange
-        groups = ['Member', 'Blue', 'Special Group']
+        groups = ['Member', 'Blue', 'SpecialGroup']
 
         group_cache.return_value = [{'id': 111, 'name': 'Member'},
                                     {'id': 222, 'name': 'Blue'},