diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/LimitSelectionWidget.py b/cuegui/cuegui/LimitSelectionWidget.py
index a760d1b79..d7fd17eb7 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/LimitSelectionWidget.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/LimitSelectionWidget.py
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ def get_selected_limits(self):
         @rtype: list<str>
         """
         limit_names = [str(limit.text()) for limit in self.limits.checkedBoxes()]
-        return [limit.strip() for limit in limit_names if limit.strip().isalnum()]
+        return [limit.strip() for limit in limit_names if limit.strip()]