diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index df0429f..9ddf626 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ Once registered you can define the dockerfile to use with `-f Dockerfile.aarch64
 
 ## Versions
 
+* **26.10.22:** - Better handle unsupported peer names. Improve logging.
 * **12.10.22:** - Add Alpine branch. Optimize wg and coredns services.
 * **09.10.22:** - Switch back to iptables-legacy due to issues on some hosts.
 * **04.10.22:** - Rebase to Jammy. Upgrade to s6v3.
diff --git a/readme-vars.yml b/readme-vars.yml
index 5575142..ab1caca 100644
--- a/readme-vars.yml
+++ b/readme-vars.yml
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
 
 # changelog
 changelogs:
+  - { date: "26.10.22:", desc: "Better handle unsupported peer names. Improve logging." }
   - { date: "12.10.22:", desc: "Add Alpine branch. Optimize wg and coredns services." }
   - { date: "09.10.22:", desc: "Switch back to iptables-legacy due to issues on some hosts." }
   - { date: "04.10.22:", desc: "Rebase to Jammy. Upgrade to s6v3." }
diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-wireguard-confs/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-wireguard-confs/run
index 5e77069..189f9ce 100755
--- a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-wireguard-confs/run
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-wireguard-confs/run
@@ -26,63 +26,66 @@ generate_confs () {
 
 DUDE"
   for i in ${PEERS_ARRAY[@]}; do
-    if [[ "${i}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-      PEER_ID="peer${i}"
+    if [[ ! "${i}" =~ ^[[:alnum:]]+$ ]]; then
+      echo "**** Peer ${i} contains non-alphanumeric characters and thus will be skipped. No config for peer ${i} will be generated. ****"
     else
-      PEER_ID="peer_${i//[^[:alnum:]_-]/}"
-    fi
-    mkdir -p /config/${PEER_ID}
-    if [ ! -f "/config/${PEER_ID}/privatekey-${PEER_ID}" ]; then
-      umask 077
-      wg genkey | tee /config/${PEER_ID}/privatekey-${PEER_ID} | wg pubkey > /config/${PEER_ID}/publickey-${PEER_ID}
-      wg genpsk > /config/${PEER_ID}/presharedkey-${PEER_ID}
-    fi
-    if [ -f "/config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf" ]; then
-      CLIENT_IP=$(cat /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf | grep "Address" | awk '{print $NF}')
-      if [ -n "${ORIG_INTERFACE}" ] && [ "${INTERFACE}" != "${ORIG_INTERFACE}" ]; then
-        CLIENT_IP=$(echo "${CLIENT_IP}" | sed "s|${ORIG_INTERFACE}|${INTERFACE}|")
+      if [[ "${i}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+        PEER_ID="peer${i}"
+      else
+        PEER_ID="peer_${i}"
       fi
-    else
-      for idx in {2..254}; do
-        PROPOSED_IP="${INTERFACE}.${idx}"
-        if ! grep -q -R "${PROPOSED_IP}" /config/peer*/*.conf && ([ -z "${ORIG_INTERFACE}" ] || ! grep -q -R "${ORIG_INTERFACE}.${idx}" /config/peer*/*.conf); then
-          CLIENT_IP="${PROPOSED_IP}"
-          break
+      mkdir -p /config/${PEER_ID}
+      if [ ! -f "/config/${PEER_ID}/privatekey-${PEER_ID}" ]; then
+        umask 077
+        wg genkey | tee /config/${PEER_ID}/privatekey-${PEER_ID} | wg pubkey > /config/${PEER_ID}/publickey-${PEER_ID}
+        wg genpsk > /config/${PEER_ID}/presharedkey-${PEER_ID}
+      fi
+      if [ -f "/config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf" ]; then
+        CLIENT_IP=$(cat /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf | grep "Address" | awk '{print $NF}')
+        if [ -n "${ORIG_INTERFACE}" ] && [ "${INTERFACE}" != "${ORIG_INTERFACE}" ]; then
+          CLIENT_IP=$(echo "${CLIENT_IP}" | sed "s|${ORIG_INTERFACE}|${INTERFACE}|")
         fi
-      done
-    fi
-    if [ -f "/config/${PEER_ID}/presharedkey-${PEER_ID}" ]; then
-      # create peer conf with presharedkey
-      eval "`printf %s`
-      cat <<DUDE > /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf
+      else
+        for idx in {2..254}; do
+          PROPOSED_IP="${INTERFACE}.${idx}"
+          if ! grep -q -R "${PROPOSED_IP}" /config/peer*/*.conf 2>/dev/null && ([ -z "${ORIG_INTERFACE}" ] || ! grep -q -R "${ORIG_INTERFACE}.${idx}" /config/peer*/*.conf 2>/dev/null); then
+            CLIENT_IP="${PROPOSED_IP}"
+            break
+          fi
+        done
+      fi
+      if [ -f "/config/${PEER_ID}/presharedkey-${PEER_ID}" ]; then
+        # create peer conf with presharedkey
+        eval "`printf %s`
+        cat <<DUDE > /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf
 `cat /config/templates/peer.conf`
 DUDE"
-      # add peer info to server conf with presharedkey
-      cat <<DUDE >> /config/wg0.conf
+        # add peer info to server conf with presharedkey
+        cat <<DUDE >> /config/wg0.conf
 [Peer]
 # ${PEER_ID}
 PublicKey = $(cat /config/${PEER_ID}/publickey-${PEER_ID})
 PresharedKey = $(cat /config/${PEER_ID}/presharedkey-${PEER_ID})
 DUDE
-    else
-      echo "**** Existing keys with no preshared key found for ${PEER_ID}, creating confs without preshared key for backwards compatibility ****"
-      # create peer conf without presharedkey
-      eval "`printf %s`
-      cat <<DUDE > /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf
+      else
+        echo "**** Existing keys with no preshared key found for ${PEER_ID}, creating confs without preshared key for backwards compatibility ****"
+        # create peer conf without presharedkey
+        eval "`printf %s`
+        cat <<DUDE > /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf
 `cat /config/templates/peer.conf | sed '/PresharedKey/d'`
 DUDE"
-      # add peer info to server conf without presharedkey
-      cat <<DUDE >> /config/wg0.conf
+        # add peer info to server conf without presharedkey
+        cat <<DUDE >> /config/wg0.conf
 [Peer]
 # ${PEER_ID}
 PublicKey = $(cat /config/${PEER_ID}/publickey-${PEER_ID})
 DUDE
-    fi
-    SERVER_ALLOWEDIPS=SERVER_ALLOWEDIPS_PEER_${i}
-    # add peer's allowedips to server conf
-    if [ -n "${!SERVER_ALLOWEDIPS}" ]; then
-      echo "Adding ${!SERVER_ALLOWEDIPS} to wg0.conf's AllowedIPs for peer ${i}"
-      cat <<DUDE >> /config/wg0.conf
+      fi
+      SERVER_ALLOWEDIPS=SERVER_ALLOWEDIPS_PEER_${i}
+      # add peer's allowedips to server conf
+      if [ -n "${!SERVER_ALLOWEDIPS}" ]; then
+        echo "Adding ${!SERVER_ALLOWEDIPS} to wg0.conf's AllowedIPs for peer ${i}"
+        cat <<DUDE >> /config/wg0.conf
 AllowedIPs = ${CLIENT_IP}/32,${!SERVER_ALLOWEDIPS}
 
 DUDE
@@ -91,14 +94,15 @@ DUDE
 AllowedIPs = ${CLIENT_IP}/32
 
 DUDE
+      fi
+      if [ -z "${LOG_CONFS}" ] || [ "${LOG_CONFS}" = "true" ]; then
+        echo "PEER ${i} QR code:"
+        qrencode -t ansiutf8 < /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf
+      else
+        echo "PEER ${i} conf and QR code png saved in /config/${PEER_ID}"
+      fi
+      qrencode -o /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.png < /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf
     fi
-    if [ -z "${LOG_CONFS}" ] || [ "${LOG_CONFS}" = "true" ]; then
-      echo "PEER ${i} QR code:"
-      qrencode -t ansiutf8 < /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf
-    else
-      echo "PEER ${i} conf and QR code png saved in /config/${PEER_ID}"
-    fi
-    qrencode -o /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.png < /config/${PEER_ID}/${PEER_ID}.conf
   done
 }