diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 65b2ae04..fef885ca 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -712,6 +712,8 @@ OPTIONS
 }
 
 sub_app_new (){
+  shopt -s extglob
+
   require_abra_dir
   get_servers
 
@@ -750,7 +752,7 @@ sub_app_new (){
   fi
 
   if [ -z "$APP_NAME" ]; then
-    DEFAULT_NAME="${TYPE/-/}_${DOMAIN//./_}"
+    DEFAULT_NAME="${TYPE/-/_}_${DOMAIN//+([.-])/_}"
     read -rp "App name [$DEFAULT_NAME]: " APP_NAME
     if [ -z "$APP_NAME" ]; then
       APP_NAME="$DEFAULT_NAME"