@@ -1655,17 +1655,16 @@ func (s *DockerSuite) TestDockerNetworkInternalMode(c *check.C) {

 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)

 }

-// Test for #21401

+// Test for special characters in network names. only [a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9_.-] are

+// valid characters

 func (s *DockerNetworkSuite) TestDockerNetworkCreateDeleteSpecialCharacters(c *check.C) {

-	dockerCmd(c, "network", "create", "test@#$")

-	assertNwIsAvailable(c, "test@#$")

-	dockerCmd(c, "network", "rm", "test@#$")

-	assertNwNotAvailable(c, "test@#$")

-

-	dockerCmd(c, "network", "create", "kiwl$%^")

-	assertNwIsAvailable(c, "kiwl$%^")

-	dockerCmd(c, "network", "rm", "kiwl$%^")

-	assertNwNotAvailable(c, "kiwl$%^")

+	_, _, err := dockerCmdWithError("network", "create", "test@#$")

+	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)

+

+	dockerCmd(c, "network", "create", "test-1_0.net")

+	assertNwIsAvailable(c, "test-1_0.net")

+	dockerCmd(c, "network", "rm", "test-1_0.net")

+	assertNwNotAvailable(c, "test-1_0.net")

 }

 func (s *DockerDaemonSuite) TestDaemonRestartRestoreBridgeNetwork(t *check.C) {