diff --git a/lam/lib/account.inc b/lam/lib/account.inc
index 5affdfa8..8a4e6a06 100644
--- a/lam/lib/account.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/account.inc
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ function get_preg($argument, $regexp) {
 					$pregexpr = '/^([[:alnum:]\\.\\ \\_-])*$/u';
 					break;
 		case "homeDirectory":		// Homapath, /path/......
-					$pregexpr = '/^([\/]([[:alnum:]\\.\\ \\_-])+)+$/u';
+					$pregexpr = '/^([\/]([[:alnum:]\\$\\.\\ \\_-])+)+$/u';
 					break;
 		case "digit":		// Normal number
 					$pregexpr = '/^[[:digit:]]*$/';