diff --git a/addons/account/models/account_journal.py b/addons/account/models/account_journal.py
index 0bab630145f..7ac3dc485f4 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/account_journal.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/account_journal.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from odoo import api, fields, models, _
 from odoo.osv import expression
 from odoo.exceptions import UserError, ValidationError
 from odoo.addons.base.models.res_bank import sanitize_account_number
+import re
 
 
 class AccountJournalGroup(models.Model):
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ class AccountJournal(models.Model):
         if not alias_name:
             alias_name = self.name
             if self.company_id != self.env.ref('base.main_company'):
-                alias_name += '-' + str(self.company_id.name)
+                alias_name += '-' + re.sub("[^\w!#$%&'*+/=?^`{|}~\-]", '', str(self.company_id.name))
         return {
             'alias_defaults': {'move_type': type == 'purchase' and 'in_invoice' or 'out_invoice', 'company_id': self.company_id.id, 'journal_id': self.id},
             'alias_parent_thread_id': self.id,