diff --git a/zellij-server/src/screen.rs b/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
index a91354ee..e2cac0c9 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/screen.rs
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ impl Screen {
                             },
                             c => {
                                 // It only allows printable unicode
-                                if buf.iter().all(|u| matches!(u, 0x20..=0x7E | 0xA0..=0xFF)) {
+                                if buf.iter().all(|u| matches!(u, 0x20..=0x7E | 0x80..=0xFF)) {
                                     active_tab.name.push_str(c);
                                 }
                             },
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs b/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs
index e99794cf..f6cad5ae 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/tab/mod.rs
@@ -2962,7 +2962,7 @@ impl Tab {
             // It only allows printable unicode, delete and backspace keys.
             let is_updatable = buf
                 .iter()
-                .all(|u| matches!(u, 0x20..=0x7E | 0xA0..=0xFF | 0x08 | 0x7F));
+                .all(|u| matches!(u, 0x20..=0x7E | 0x80..=0xFF | 0x08 | 0x7F));
             if is_updatable {
                 let s = str::from_utf8(&buf).with_context(err_context)?;
                 active_terminal.update_name(s);