diff --git a/dbcon/ddlpackage/ddl.l b/dbcon/ddlpackage/ddl.l
index 82427c5fd..4812bbd0d 100644
--- a/dbcon/ddlpackage/ddl.l
+++ b/dbcon/ddlpackage/ddl.l
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ self			[,()\[\].;\:\+\-\*\/\%\^\<\>\=]
 whitespace ({space}+|{comment})
 
 digit [0-9]
-ident_start [A-Za-z\200-\377_]
+ident_start [A-Za-z\200-\377_0-9]
 ident_cont [A-Za-z\200-\377_0-9\$]
 identifier {ident_start}{ident_cont}*
 /* fully qualified names regexes */