diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetTypesIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetTypesIT.java
index 1dec51cc3ef..e8426b638d7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetTypesIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetTypesIT.java
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ public void testAddAndDeleteDatasetType() {
         numbersOnly.prettyPrint();
         numbersOnly.then().assertThat().statusCode(BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode());
 
-        String randomName = UUID.randomUUID().toString().substring(0, 8);
+        //Avoid all-numeric names (which are not allowed)
+        String randomName = "A" + UUID.randomUUID().toString().substring(0, 8);
         String jsonIn = Json.createObjectBuilder().add("name", randomName).build().toString();
 
         System.out.println("adding type with name " + randomName);