diff --git a/files/helpers/regex.py b/files/helpers/regex.py
index e7d59e3d0..0ba20a247 100644
--- a/files/helpers/regex.py
+++ b/files/helpers/regex.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ search_token_regex = re.compile('"([^"]*)"|(\S+)', flags=re.A)
 
 git_regex = re.compile("ref: (refs/.+)", flags=re.A)
 
-pronouns_regex = re.compile("([a-z]{1,5})/[a-z]{2,5}(/[a-z]{2,5})?", flags=re.A|re.I)
+pronouns_regex = re.compile("([a-z]{1,5})/[a-z]{1,5}(/[a-z]{1,5})?", flags=re.A|re.I)
 
 knowledgebase_page_regex = re.compile("[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+", flags=re.A)
 
diff --git a/files/templates/settings_profile.html b/files/templates/settings_profile.html
index 4ba7fac7d..f8d230825 100644
--- a/files/templates/settings_profile.html
+++ b/files/templates/settings_profile.html
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
 									<div class="w-lg-100">
 										<form id="profile-settings" action="/settings/pronouns_change" method="post">
 											<input type="hidden" name="formkey" value="{{v.formkey}}">
-											<input minlength=3 maxlength=11 pattern="([a-zA-Z]{1,5})/[a-zA-Z]{2,5}(/[a-zA-Z]{2,5})?" autocomplete="off" id="pronounbody" type="text" name="pronouns" class="form-control" placeholder='Enter pronouns here' value="{% if v.pronouns %}{{v.pronouns}}{% endif %}">
+											<input minlength=3 maxlength=11 pattern="([a-zA-Z]{1,5})/[a-zA-Z]{1,5}(/[a-zA-Z]{1,5})?" autocomplete="off" id="pronounbody" type="text" name="pronouns" class="form-control" placeholder='Enter pronouns here' value="{% if v.pronouns %}{{v.pronouns}}{% endif %}">
 											<div class="d-flex mt-2">
 												<small>{2-5 characters} / {2-5 characters}</small>
 												<input autocomplete="off" class="btn btn-primary ml-auto" id="pronounsSave" type="submit" onclick="disable(this)" value="Change Pronouns">