diff --git a/src/app/app.module.ts b/src/app/app.module.ts
index 0fb5dfa2..74e82e1a 100644
--- a/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import { SnapshotsComponent } from './components/snapshots/snapshots.component';
 import { SnapshotMenuItemComponent } from './components/snapshots/snapshot-menu-item/snapshot-menu-item.component';
 import { MATERIAL_IMPORTS } from './material.imports';
 import { DrawingService } from './services/drawing.service';
+import { ProjectNameValidator } from './components/projects/models/projectNameValidator';
 
 
 if (environment.production) {
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ if (environment.production) {
     InRectangleHelper,
     DrawingsDataSource,
     ServerErrorHandler,
-    ServerDatabase
+    ServerDatabase,
+    ProjectNameValidator
   ],
   entryComponents: [
     AddServerDialogComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/components/projects/add-blank-project-dialog/add-blank-project-dialog.component.spec.ts b/src/app/components/projects/add-blank-project-dialog/add-blank-project-dialog.component.spec.ts
index e38f4196..88e57816 100644
--- a/src/app/components/projects/add-blank-project-dialog/add-blank-project-dialog.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/projects/add-blank-project-dialog/add-blank-project-dialog.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { AddBlankProjectDialogComponent } from "./add-blank-project-dialog.component";
 import { Server } from "../../../models/server";
-import { FormBuilder, ReactiveFormsModule, FormsModule, Validators, FormControl } from '@angular/forms';
+import { ReactiveFormsModule, FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { MatDialogModule, MatInputModule, MatFormFieldModule, MatDialogRef, MAT_DIALOG_DATA, MatSnackBarModule } from '@angular/material';
 import { NoopAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
-import { DebugElement } from '@angular/core';
-import { Validator } from '../models/validator';
 import { ProjectService } from '../../../services/project.service';
 import { ToasterService } from '../../../services/toaster.service';
 import { of } from 'rxjs/internal/observable/of';
@@ -30,11 +28,11 @@ export class MockedProjectService {
         snap_to_grid: false,
     }];
   
-    list(server: Server) {
+    list() {
       return of(this.projects);
     }
 
-    add(server: Server, projectname: string, uuid: string){
+    add(){
         return of(this.projects.pop);
     }
 }
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ describe('AddBlankProjectDialogComponent', () => {
     let component: AddBlankProjectDialogComponent;
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<AddBlankProjectDialogComponent>;
     let server: Server;
-    let formBuilder: FormBuilder;
 
     beforeEach(async(() => {
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
@@ -69,16 +66,12 @@ describe('AddBlankProjectDialogComponent', () => {
         server = new Server();
         server.ip = "localhost";
         server.port = 80;
-        formBuilder = new FormBuilder();
     }));
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AddBlankProjectDialogComponent);
         component = fixture.componentInstance;
         component.server = server;
-        component.projectNameForm = formBuilder.group({
-            projectName: new FormControl(null, [Validators.required, Validator.projectNameValidator])
-          });
         component.projectNameForm.controls['projectName'].setValue("ValidName");
         fixture.detectChanges();
     })
diff --git a/src/app/components/projects/add-blank-project-dialog/add-blank-project-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/components/projects/add-blank-project-dialog/add-blank-project-dialog.component.ts
index 7eb74d3a..e9d60f5d 100644
--- a/src/app/components/projects/add-blank-project-dialog/add-blank-project-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/projects/add-blank-project-dialog/add-blank-project-dialog.component.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import { Server } from '../../../models/server';
 import { ProjectService } from '../../../services/project.service';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 import { ConfirmationDialogComponent } from '../confirmation-dialog/confirmation-dialog.component';
-import { Validator } from '../models/validator';
+import { ProjectNameValidator } from '../models/projectNameValidator';
 import { ToasterService } from '../../../services/toaster.service';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-add-blank-project-dialog',
     templateUrl: './add-blank-project-dialog.component.html',
-    styleUrls: ['./add-blank-project-dialog.component.css']
+    styleUrls: ['./add-blank-project-dialog.component.css'],
+    providers: [ProjectNameValidator]
 })
 export class AddBlankProjectDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     server: Server;
@@ -23,9 +24,10 @@ export class AddBlankProjectDialogComponent implements OnInit {
         private dialog: MatDialog,
         private projectService: ProjectService,
         private toasterService: ToasterService,
-        private formBuilder: FormBuilder) {
+        private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
+        private projectNameValidator: ProjectNameValidator) {
             this.projectNameForm = this.formBuilder.group({
-                projectName: new FormControl(null, [Validators.required, Validator.projectNameValidator])
+                projectName: new FormControl(null, [Validators.required, projectNameValidator.get])
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/src/app/components/projects/import-project-dialog/import-project-dialog.component.spec.ts b/src/app/components/projects/import-project-dialog/import-project-dialog.component.spec.ts
index b85ba4d8..9840cdeb 100644
--- a/src/app/components/projects/import-project-dialog/import-project-dialog.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/projects/import-project-dialog/import-project-dialog.component.spec.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@ import { Server } from "../../../models/server";
 import { MatInputModule, MatIconModule, MatSortModule, MatTableModule, MatTooltipModule, MatDialogModule, MatFormFieldModule, MatDialogRef, MAT_DIALOG_DATA } from "@angular/material";
 import { RouterTestingModule } from "@angular/router/testing";
 import { NoopAnimationsModule } from "@angular/platform-browser/animations";
-import { FileUploadModule, FileSelectDirective, FileItem, FileUploader, ParsedResponseHeaders } from "ng2-file-upload";
-import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule, FormBuilder, FormControl, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
+import { FileUploadModule, FileSelectDirective, FileItem, ParsedResponseHeaders } from "ng2-file-upload";
+import { FormsModule, ReactiveFormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 import { DebugElement } from '@angular/core';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { ProjectService } from '../../../services/project.service';
 import { of } from 'rxjs/internal/observable/of';
 import { Project } from '../../../models/project';
-import { Validator } from '../models/validator';
 
 export class MockedProjectService {
     public projects: Project[] = [{
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ export class MockedProjectService {
         snap_to_grid: false,
     }];
   
-    list(server: Server) {
+    list() {
       return of(this.projects);
     }
 }
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ describe('ImportProjectDialogComponent', () => {
     let server: Server;
     let debugElement: DebugElement;
     let fileSelectDirective: FileSelectDirective;
-    let formBuilder: FormBuilder;
 
     beforeEach(async(() => {
         TestBed.configureTestingModule({
@@ -73,7 +71,6 @@ describe('ImportProjectDialogComponent', () => {
         server = new Server();
         server.ip = "localhost";
         server.port = 80;
-        formBuilder = new FormBuilder();
     }));
 
     beforeEach(() => {
@@ -81,15 +78,12 @@ describe('ImportProjectDialogComponent', () => {
         debugElement = fixture.debugElement;
         component = fixture.componentInstance;
         component.server = server;
-        component.projectNameForm = formBuilder.group({
-            projectName: new FormControl(null, [Validators.required, Validator.projectNameValidator])
-          });
         component.projectNameForm.controls['projectName'].setValue("ValidName");
         fixture.detectChanges();
 
         debugElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(FileSelectDirective));
         fileSelectDirective = debugElement.injector.get(FileSelectDirective) as FileSelectDirective;
-        component.uploader.onErrorItem = (item: FileItem, response: string, status: number, headers: ParsedResponseHeaders) => {};
+        component.uploader.onErrorItem = () => {};
     });
 
     it('should be created', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/components/projects/import-project-dialog/import-project-dialog.component.ts b/src/app/components/projects/import-project-dialog/import-project-dialog.component.ts
index 38172050..67daa81e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/projects/import-project-dialog/import-project-dialog.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/projects/import-project-dialog/import-project-dialog.component.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ import { ProjectService } from '../../../services/project.service';
 import { Project } from '../../../models/project';
 import { ConfirmationDialogComponent } from '../confirmation-dialog/confirmation-dialog.component';
 import { ServerResponse } from '../../../models/serverResponse';
-import { Validator } from '../models/validator';
+import { ProjectNameValidator } from '../models/projectNameValidator';
 
 @Component({
     selector: 'app-import-project-dialog',
     templateUrl: 'import-project-dialog.component.html',
-    styleUrls: ['import-project-dialog.component.css']
+    styleUrls: ['import-project-dialog.component.css'],
+    providers: [ProjectNameValidator]
 })
 export class ImportProjectDialogComponent implements OnInit {
     uploader: FileUploader;
@@ -31,9 +32,10 @@ export class ImportProjectDialogComponent implements OnInit {
       public dialogRef: MatDialogRef<ImportProjectDialogComponent>,
       @Inject(MAT_DIALOG_DATA) public data: any,
       private formBuilder: FormBuilder,
-      private projectService: ProjectService){
+      private projectService: ProjectService,
+      private projectNameValidator: ProjectNameValidator){
         this.projectNameForm = this.formBuilder.group({
-            projectName: new FormControl(null, [Validators.required, Validator.projectNameValidator])
+            projectName: new FormControl(null, [Validators.required, projectNameValidator.get])
           });
       }
   
diff --git a/src/app/components/projects/models/validator.ts b/src/app/components/projects/models/projectNameValidator.ts
similarity index 61%
rename from src/app/components/projects/models/validator.ts
rename to src/app/components/projects/models/projectNameValidator.ts
index 2c756885..38725ac8 100644
--- a/src/app/components/projects/models/validator.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/projects/models/projectNameValidator.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-export class Validator {
-    static projectNameValidator(projectName) {
+import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
+
+@Injectable()
+export class ProjectNameValidator {
+    get(projectName) {
       var pattern = new RegExp(/[~`!#$%\^&*+=\[\]\\';,/{}|\\":<>\?]/);
 
       if(!pattern.test(projectName.value)) {