diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1da7a64a..c0f72f58 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9882,13 +9882,23 @@
       "requires": {
         "extend-shallow": "^3.0.2",
         "safe-regex": "^1.1.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "safe-regex": {
+          "version": "1.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-regex/-/safe-regex-1.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-QKNmnzsHfR6UPURinhV91IAjvy4=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "ret": "~0.1.10"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "regexp-tree": {
       "version": "0.1.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/regexp-tree/-/regexp-tree-0.1.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7/l/DgapVVDzZobwMCCgMlqiqyLFJ0cduo/j+3BcDJIB+yJdsYCfKuI3l/04NV+H/rfNRdPIDbXNZHM9XvQatg==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-7/l/DgapVVDzZobwMCCgMlqiqyLFJ0cduo/j+3BcDJIB+yJdsYCfKuI3l/04NV+H/rfNRdPIDbXNZHM9XvQatg=="
     },
     "regexpu-core": {
       "version": "4.5.4",
@@ -10122,12 +10132,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Gd2UZBJDkXlY7GbJxfsE8/nvKkUEU1G38c1siN6QP6a9PT9MmHB8GnpscSmMJSoF8LOIrt8ud/wPtojys4G6+g=="
     },
     "safe-regex": {
-      "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-regex/-/safe-regex-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-QKNmnzsHfR6UPURinhV91IAjvy4=",
-      "dev": true,
+      "version": "2.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-regex/-/safe-regex-2.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rRALJT0mh4qVFIJ9HvfjKDN77F9vp7kltOpFFI/8e6oKyHFmmxz4aSkY/YVauRDe7U0RrHdw9Lsxdel3E19s0A==",
       "requires": {
-        "ret": "~0.1.10"
+        "regexp-tree": "~0.1.1"
       }
     },
     "safer-buffer": {
@@ -10887,6 +10896,17 @@
         "extend-shallow": "^3.0.2",
         "regex-not": "^1.0.2",
         "safe-regex": "^1.1.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "safe-regex": {
+          "version": "1.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-regex/-/safe-regex-1.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha1-QKNmnzsHfR6UPURinhV91IAjvy4=",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "ret": "~0.1.10"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "to-regex-range": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87cb7144..117f548d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
     "passport-custom": "^1.0.5",
     "passport-oauth2": "^1.5.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.12",
+    "safe-regex": "^2.0.2",
     "seedrandom": "^3.0.1",
     "tlds": "^1.203.1",
     "tmp": "0.0.33",
diff --git a/src/plugins/Censor.ts b/src/plugins/Censor.ts
index 7ee32dca..5d67fa5a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Censor.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/Censor.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { SavedMessage } from "../data/entities/SavedMessage";
 import { ZeppelinPlugin } from "./ZeppelinPlugin";
 import cloneDeep from "lodash.clonedeep";
 import * as t from "io-ts";
+import { TSafeRegexString } from "../validatorUtils";
 
 const ConfigSchema = t.type({
   filter_zalgo: t.boolean,
@@ -31,12 +32,13 @@ const ConfigSchema = t.type({
   domain_blacklist: tNullable(t.array(t.string)),
   blocked_tokens: tNullable(t.array(t.string)),
   blocked_words: tNullable(t.array(t.string)),
-  blocked_regex: tNullable(t.array(t.string)),
+  blocked_regex: tNullable(t.array(TSafeRegexString)),
 });
 type TConfigSchema = t.TypeOf<typeof ConfigSchema>;
 
 export class CensorPlugin extends ZeppelinPlugin<TConfigSchema> {
   public static pluginName = "censor";
+  protected static configSchema = ConfigSchema;
 
   protected serverLogs: GuildLogs;
   protected savedMessages: GuildSavedMessages;
diff --git a/src/validatorUtils.ts b/src/validatorUtils.ts
index a1ca1944..1ddd758e 100644
--- a/src/validatorUtils.ts
+++ b/src/validatorUtils.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 import * as t from "io-ts";
 import { pipe } from "fp-ts/lib/pipeable";
-import { fold } from "fp-ts/lib/Either";
+import { fold, either } from "fp-ts/lib/Either";
 import { noop } from "./utils";
 import deepDiff from "deep-diff";
+import safeRegex from "safe-regex";
+
+export const TSafeRegexString = new t.Type(
+  "TSafeRegexString",
+  (s): s is string => typeof s === "string",
+  (from, to) =>
+    either.chain(t.string.validate(from, to), s => {
+      return safeRegex(s) ? t.success(s) : t.failure(from, to, "Unsafe regex");
+    }),
+  s => s,
+);
 
 // From io-ts/lib/PathReporter
 function stringify(v) {
@@ -35,10 +46,12 @@ const report = fold((errors: any) => {
   return errors.map(err => {
     if (err.message) return err.message;
     const context = err.context.map(c => c.key).filter(k => k && !k.startsWith("{"));
+    if (context.length > 0 && !isNaN(context[context.length - 1])) context.splice(-1);
+
     const value = stringify(err.value);
     return value === undefined
       ? `<${context.join("/")}> is required`
-      : `Invalid value <${stringify(err.value)}> supplied to <${context.join("/")}>`;
+      : `Invalid value supplied to <${context.join("/")}>`;
   });
 }, noop);