diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 24ce72d235..694c9000eb 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   DEFAULT_FIELDS_SIZE = 6
   INSTANCE_ACTOR_ID = -99
 
-  USERNAME_RE   = /[a-z0-9_]+([a-z0-9_.-]+[a-z0-9_]+)?/i
-  MENTION_RE    = %r{(?<![=/[:word:]])@((#{USERNAME_RE})(?:@[[:word:].-]+[[:word:]]+)?)}
+  USERNAME_RE   = /[a-z0-9_]+([.-]+[a-z0-9_]+)*/i
+  MENTION_RE    = %r{(?<![=/[:word:]])@((#{USERNAME_RE})(?:@[[:word:]]+([.-]+[[:word:]]+)*)?)}
   URL_PREFIX_RE = %r{\Ahttp(s?)://[^/]+}
   USERNAME_ONLY_RE = /\A#{USERNAME_RE}\z/i
   USERNAME_LENGTH_LIMIT = 30