1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index d3605e2..c41a614 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ int config_read(char* cfg_file){
 					goto bail;
 				}
 
+				//validate instance name
+				if(strchr(separator, ' ') || strchr(separator, '.')){
+					fprintf(stderr, "Invalid instance name %s\n", separator);
+					goto bail;
+				}
+
 				current_instance = current_backend->create();
 				if(!current_instance){
 					fprintf(stderr, "Failed to instantiate backend %s\n", line);