diff --git a/netjsonconfig/schema.py b/netjsonconfig/schema.py
index fa5b61f7e..a9d989de5 100644
--- a/netjsonconfig/schema.py
+++ b/netjsonconfig/schema.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
                 "name": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "maxLength": 15,
+                    "minLenght": 2,
                     "pattern": "^[^\\s]*$",
                     "propertyOrder": 0,
                 },