diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Cron/Cron.xml b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Cron/Cron.xml
index b2a2d9c18..d65578daa 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Cron/Cron.xml
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Cron/Cron.xml
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
                     <Required>Y</Required>
                 </command>
                 <parameters type="TextField">
-                    <mask>/^([^;|`]){1,255}$/</mask>
-                    <ValidationMessage>Enter valid parameter(s) for the chosen command (Found illegal characters).</ValidationMessage>
+                    <mask>/^(.){1,255}$/</mask>
+                    <ValidationMessage>Input too long.</ValidationMessage>
                 </parameters>
                 <description type="TextField">
                     <mask>/^([\t\n\v\f\r 0-9a-zA-Z.,_\x{00A0}-\x{FFFF}]){1,255}$/u</mask>