diff --git a/config.inc.php b/config.inc.php
index 12784c10..34b2e291 100644
--- a/config.inc.php
+++ b/config.inc.php
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ $CONF['password_validation'] = array(
     '/.{5}/'                => 'password_too_short 5',      # minimum length 5 characters
     '/([a-zA-Z].*){3}/'     => 'password_no_characters 3',  # must contain at least 3 characters
     '/([0-9].*){2}/'        => 'password_no_digits 2',      # must contain at least 2 digits
-#    '/([!\".,*&^%$£)(_+=\-`\'#@~\[\]\\<>\/].*){1}/' => 'password_no_special 1', # must contain at least 1 special character
+#    '/([!\".,*&^%$£)(_+=\-`\'#@~\[\]\\<>\/].*){1,}/' => 'password_no_special 1', # must contain at least 1 special character
 
     /*  support a 'callable' value which if it returns a non-empty string will be assumed to have failed, non-empty string should be a PALANG key */
     // 'length_check'          => function($password) { if (strlen(trim($password)) < 3) { return 'password_too_short'; } },
diff --git a/tests/ValidatePasswordTest.php b/tests/ValidatePasswordTest.php
index de9f2a44..61f151b7 100644
--- a/tests/ValidatePasswordTest.php
+++ b/tests/ValidatePasswordTest.php
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ class ValidatePasswordTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
 
         // Set to the defaults, just to make sure.
         Config::write('password_validation', array(
-            '/([!\".,*&^%$£)(_+=\-`\'#@~\[\]\\<>\/].*){2}/' => 'password_no_special 1', # must contain at least 1 special character
+            '/([!\".,*&^%$£)(_+=\-`\'#@~\[\]\\<>\/].*){1,}/' => 'password_no_special 1', # must contain at least 1 special character
         ));
 
         $this->assertEmpty(validate_password('fish^Sh$$p01'));
         $this->assertEmpty(validate_password(']/>'));
-        $this->assertEmpty(validate_password("P'55w\ord"));
-        $this->assertNotEmpty(validate_password("fish'Sheep01"));
+        $this->assertEmpty(validate_password("P'55w\\ord"));
+        $this->assertEmpty(validate_password("P'55word"), "should contain 1 special char");
+        $this->assertNotEmpty(validate_password("fishSheep01"), "does not contain any special chars...");
     }
 }