1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/flufigut.py b/src/flufigut.py
index c266287..8decd90 100755
--- a/src/flufigut.py
+++ b/src/flufigut.py
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ def rand_string(size=8, chars=string.ascii_lowercase + string.ascii_uppercase +
 class Worker:
 
     def __init__(self, name, subname=None):
+        if ':' in name:
+            raise Exception("worker name '%s' is invalid (must not contain ':')" % name)
+        if subname and ':' in subname:
+            raise Exception("worker sub-name '%s' of worker '%s' is invalid (must not contain ':')" % (subname, name))
+
         self.name = name
         self.subname = subname