diff --git a/src/validators/bgp-large-community-list b/src/validators/bgp-large-community-list
index 80112dfdc..9ba5b27eb 100755
--- a/src/validators/bgp-large-community-list
+++ b/src/validators/bgp-large-community-list
@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2021 VyOS maintainers and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 2021-2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import re
 import sys
 
-from vyos.template import is_ipv4
-
 pattern = '(.*):(.*):(.*)'
+allowedChars = { '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '.', '+', '*', '?', '^', '$', '(', ')', '[', ']', '{', '}', '|', '\\', ':', '-' }
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     if len(sys.argv) != 2:
         sys.exit(1)
 
     value = sys.argv[1].split(':')
     if not len(value) == 3:
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    if not (re.match(pattern, sys.argv[1]) and
-           (is_ipv4(value[0]) or value[0].isdigit()) and (value[1].isdigit() or value[1] == '*')):
+    if not (re.match(pattern, sys.argv[1]) and set(sys.argv[1]).issubset(allowedChars)):
         sys.exit(1)
 
     sys.exit(0)