diff --git a/lib/text_sentinel.rb b/lib/text_sentinel.rb
index e7a6b3b3339..e59bc327637 100644
--- a/lib/text_sentinel.rb
+++ b/lib/text_sentinel.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class TextSentinel
 
   def seems_unpretentious?
     # Don't allow super long words if there is a word length maximum
-    @opts[:max_word_length].blank? || @text.split(/\s/).map(&:size).max <= @opts[:max_word_length]
+    @opts[:max_word_length].blank? || @text.split(/\s|\/|-/).map(&:size).max <= @opts[:max_word_length]
   end
 
 
diff --git a/spec/components/text_sentinel_spec.rb b/spec/components/text_sentinel_spec.rb
index 8c3ca4bc45a..5c6f903fa66 100644
--- a/spec/components/text_sentinel_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/text_sentinel_spec.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ describe TextSentinel do
       TextSentinel.new("{{$!").should_not be_valid
     end
 
+    it "does allow a long alphanumeric string joined with slashes" do
+      TextSentinel.new("gdfgdfgdfg/fgdfgdfgdg/dfgdfgdfgd/dfgdfgdfgf", max_word_length: 30).should be_valid
+    end
+
+    it "does allow a long alphanumeric string joined with dashes" do
+      TextSentinel.new("gdfgdfgdfg-fgdfgdfgdg-dfgdfgdfgd-dfgdfgdfgf", max_word_length: 30).should be_valid
+    end
+
   end
 
   context 'title_sentinel' do