diff --git a/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/Main.kt b/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/Main.kt
index 904d62f6..ee2f58d8 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/Main.kt
+++ b/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/Main.kt
@@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ private fun parseWithMoshi(fileToParse: File) {
     if (parsedShortNames.contains(parsedChain.shortName)) {
         throw ShortNameMustBeUnique(parsedChain.shortName)
     }
+
+    if (parsedChain.shortName == "*") {
+        throw ShortNameMustNotBeStar()
+    }
+
     parsedShortNames.add(parsedChain.shortName)
 }
 
diff --git a/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/model/Exceptions.kt b/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/model/Exceptions.kt
index 2b88a7d4..9be8edbb 100644
--- a/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/model/Exceptions.kt
+++ b/processor/src/main/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/model/Exceptions.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ class ENSMustHaveOnlyRegistry: Exception("ens can only have a registry currently
 class ENSRegistryAddressMustBeValid: Exception("ens registry must have valid address")
 class NameMustBeUnique(dup: String): Exception(" name must be unique - but found `$dup` more than once")
 class ShortNameMustBeUnique(dup: String): Exception("short name must be unique - but found `$dup` more than once")
-class UnsupportedNamespace(): Exception("So far only the EIP155 namespace is supported")
+class ShortNameMustNotBeStar: Exception("short name must not be '*'")
+class UnsupportedNamespace: Exception("So far only the EIP155 namespace is supported")
 class ExplorersMustBeArray: Exception("explorers must be an array")
 class ExplorerMustHaveName: Exception("Explorer must have name")
 class ExplorerInvalidUrl: Exception("Explorer have url starting with https://")
diff --git a/processor/src/test/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/TheChainChecker.kt b/processor/src/test/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/TheChainChecker.kt
index 19a0a681..a4c23394 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/TheChainChecker.kt
+++ b/processor/src/test/kotlin/org/ethereum/lists/chains/TheChainChecker.kt
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ class TheChainChecker {
         checkChain(file, false)
     }
 
+    @Test(expected = ShortNameMustNotBeStar::class)
+    fun shouldFailForStarShortName() {
+        val file = getFile("invalid/shortNameMustNotBeStar/eip155-1.json")
+
+        checkChain(file, false)
+    }
+
     @Test(expected = NameMustBeUnique::class)
     fun shouldFailOnNonUniqueName() {
         checkChain(getFile("valid/eip155-1.json"), false)
diff --git a/processor/src/test/resources/test_chains/invalid/shortNameMustNotBeStar/eip155-1.json b/processor/src/test/resources/test_chains/invalid/shortNameMustNotBeStar/eip155-1.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb4c8f1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/src/test/resources/test_chains/invalid/shortNameMustNotBeStar/eip155-1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "name": "Ethereum Mainnet",
+  "shortName": "*",
+  "chain": "ETH",
+  "network": "mainnet",
+  "chainId": 1,
+  "networkId": 1,
+  "rpc": [
+    "https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/${INFURA_API_KEY}",
+    "https://api.mycryptoapi.com/eth"
+  ],
+  "faucets": [],
+  "infoURL": "https://ethereum.org",
+  "nativeCurrency": {
+    "name": "Ether",
+    "symbol": "ETH",
+    "decimals": 18
+  },
+  "explorers": []
+}
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