diff --git a/res/layouts/pages/new_world.xml.lua b/res/layouts/pages/new_world.xml.lua
index 341827b1..25e6f424 100644
--- a/res/layouts/pages/new_world.xml.lua
+++ b/res/layouts/pages/new_world.xml.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 settings = session.get_entry('new_world')
 
-local function world_name_validator(name)
+function world_name_validator(name)
     return name:match("^[%w-\\.\\ ]+$") ~= nil and not world.exists(name)
 end