diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index 98f051c05..15fd1e83e 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   # Ensure that the sql files passed are valid file paths.
   if $sql {
     $sql.each | $sqlfile | {
-      if $sqlfile !~ /^\/(?:.[.A-Za-z0-9_-]+\/?+)+(?:\.[.A-Za-z0-9]+)+$/ {
+      if $sqlfile !~ /^\/(?:.[.A-Za-z0-9_\-\?*]+\/?+)+(?:\.[.A-Za-z0-9]+)+$/ {
         $message = "The file '${sqlfile}' is invalid. A valid file path is expected."
         fail($message)
       }