diff --git a/src/Component/Nginx/Stats.php b/src/Component/Nginx/Stats.php
index f7f9aaa..583936b 100644
--- a/src/Component/Nginx/Stats.php
+++ b/src/Component/Nginx/Stats.php
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ class Stats
 
         return [];
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Controller/Events.php b/src/Controller/Events.php
index 45c7221..752c72d 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Events.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Events.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Sensio\Bundle\FrameworkExtraBundle\Configuration\Route;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RedirectResponse;
 
 /**
  * Class Events
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class Events extends Controller
             $manager->persist($stream);
             $manager->flush();
 
-            return new Response();
+            return new RedirectResponse('live');
         }
 
         return new Response('', 401);
@@ -108,4 +109,4 @@ class Events extends Controller
 
         return $stream;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Controller/Register.php b/src/Controller/Register.php
index b1b7cba..d28c7e8 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Register.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Register.php
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ class Register extends Controller
 
         $data = $request->request->all();
 
+        if (empty($data['username']) || !$this->isValidString($data['username'])) {
+            return new JsonResponse(['message' => 'Name is empty or contains illegal chars. Please use A-Z, a-z, 0-9, .-_'], 500);
+        }
+
         if ($this->repository->findOneBy(['username' => $data['username']])) {
             return new JsonResponse(['message' => 'Username is already taken'], 500);
         }
@@ -89,4 +93,14 @@ class Register extends Controller
     {
         return XmlUtils::phpize($this->container->getParameter('registrationEnabled'));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    /**
+     * @param null|string $string
+     * @return false|int
+     * @author Soner Sayakci <shyim@posteo.de>
+     */
+    private function isValidString(?string $string)
+    {
+        return preg_match('/^[A-Z|a-z|0-9|.|\-|_]+$/m', $string);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Controller/Streams.php b/src/Controller/Streams.php
index 3a4ea47..6a3e197 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Streams.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Streams.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Streams extends Controller
         }
 
         if (empty($requestBody['name']) || !$this->isValidString($requestBody['name'])) {
-            return new JsonResponse(['message' => 'Name is empty or contains illegal strings'], 500);
+            return new JsonResponse(['message' => 'Name is empty or contains illegal chars'], 500);
         }
 
         $stream->setUser($this->getUser());
@@ -317,6 +317,6 @@ class Streams extends Controller
      */
     private function isValidString(?string $string)
     {
-        return preg_match('/^[a-z|A-Z|a-z|A-Z|0-9|.|\-|_|\{|\}|\:|\/|=|&|?]+$/m', $string);
+        return preg_match('/^[A-Z|a-z|0-9|.|\-|_|\{|\}|\:|\/|=|&|?]+$/m', $string);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}