diff --git a/makesure.awk b/makesure.awk
index 863f662..285e7b5 100755
--- a/makesure.awk
+++ b/makesure.awk
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ function parseCli_2(line, vars, vars2, res,   pos,c,c1,isDoll,q,var,inDef,defVal
         while ((c = substr(line, ++pos, 1)) != "" && c != " " && c != "\t") { # whitespace denotes the end of arg
           w = w c
         }
-        if (w !~ /^[_A-Za-z0-9@.]+$/)
+        if (w !~ /^[-_A-Za-z0-9@.]+$/)
           return "wrong unquoted: '" w "'"
         res[i = +res[-7]++, "quote"] = "u"
         res[i] = w
diff --git a/tests/16_define_validation.tush b/tests/16_define_validation.tush
index 5eb4a74..8f6c35f 100644
--- a/tests/16_define_validation.tush
+++ b/tests/16_define_validation.tush
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ $ ./$MAKESURE -f tests/16_define_validation_pass.sh
 | EC1=eee
 | KC1=aaabbbcc'ca b  ceee
 | LC1=aaabbb bbbcc'c  cc'ca b  ceee eee
+| IL5=a-b
 
 $ ./$MAKESURE -f tests/16_define_validation_error.sh
 @ Invalid @define syntax, should be @define VAR_NAME 'value':
@@ -81,8 +82,6 @@ $ ./$MAKESURE -f tests/16_define_validation_error.sh
 @ tests/16_define_validation_error.sh:30: @define IL3 a&&b
 @ Syntax error: wrong unquoted: 'a!b':
 @ tests/16_define_validation_error.sh:31: @define IL4 a!b
-@ Syntax error: wrong unquoted: 'a-b':
-@ tests/16_define_validation_error.sh:32: @define IL5 a-b
 @ Syntax error: wrong unquoted: 'a+b':
 @ tests/16_define_validation_error.sh:33: @define IL6 a+b
 @ Syntax error: wrong unquoted: 'a;;;b':
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ $ ./$MAKESURE -f tests/16_define_validation_error.sh
 @ tests/16_define_validation_error.sh:36: @define 0wrong_name 123
 @ Syntax error: wrong unquoted: 'wrong,name':
 @ tests/16_define_validation_error.sh:37: @define wrong,name 123
-@ Syntax error: wrong unquoted: 'wrong-name':
+@ Wrong variable name: 'wrong-name':
 @ tests/16_define_validation_error.sh:38: @define wrong-name 123
 ? 1
 
diff --git a/tests/16_define_validation_error.sh b/tests/16_define_validation_error.sh
index e89abd8..b68308c 100644
--- a/tests/16_define_validation_error.sh
+++ b/tests/16_define_validation_error.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 @define IL2 a&b
 @define IL3 a&&b
 @define IL4 a!b
-@define IL5 a-b
+
 @define IL6 a+b
 @define IL7 a;;;b
 
diff --git a/tests/16_define_validation_pass.sh b/tests/16_define_validation_pass.sh
index 037d589..7505bcf 100644
--- a/tests/16_define_validation_pass.sh
+++ b/tests/16_define_validation_pass.sh
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@
 @define KC1 $'aaabbbcc\'ca b  ceee'      # some comment
 @define LC1 "$A$B$C$D$E"                 # other comment
 
+@define IL5 a-b
+
 @goal default
-  for x in EMPTY EMPTY1 EMPTY2 EMPTY3 _a123 good__NaMe_ A B B1 B2 C C1 D D1 D2 E F K L AC1 AC2 BC1 BC2 CC1 DC1 EC1 KC1 LC1
-#  for x in EMPTY1 EMPTY2 EMPTY3 _a123 good__NaMe_ A B B1 B2 C C1 D D1 D2 E F K L AC1 AC2 BC1 BC2 CC1 DC1 EC1 KC1 LC1
+  for x in EMPTY EMPTY1 EMPTY2 EMPTY3 _a123 good__NaMe_ A B B1 B2 C C1 D D1 D2 E F K L AC1 AC2 BC1 BC2 CC1 DC1 EC1 KC1 LC1 IL5
   do
     printf '%-3s=%s\n' "$x" "${!x}"
   done
diff --git a/tests/1_goals.sh b/tests/1_goals.sh
index 7424d33..3e8796d 100644
--- a/tests/1_goals.sh
+++ b/tests/1_goals.sh
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
   echo >&2 stderr
   exit 123
 
-
+@goal good-name # should not cause error
diff --git a/tests/1_goals.tush b/tests/1_goals.tush
index 1363384..a8dfeb8 100644
--- a/tests/1_goals.tush
+++ b/tests/1_goals.tush
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ $ ./$MAKESURE -f tests/1_goals.sh --silent
 $ ./$MAKESURE -f tests/1_goals.sh -l
 | Available goals:
 |   default
-|   aaa     : Documenatation for aaa
-|   bbb     : Documenatation for bbb
+|   aaa       : Documenatation for aaa
+|   bbb       : Documenatation for bbb
 |   ccc
 |   ddd
 |   fail
 |   fail123
+|   good-name
 
 $ ./$MAKESURE -f tests/1_goals.sh -d
 | Resolved goals to reach for 'default':