diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 64995d9ef..2072e5ec6 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
             format: /\A(http(s)?:\/\/)?(www.gitlab.com|gitlab.com)\/.*\Z/
   validates :instagram_url,
             allow_blank: true,
-            format: /\A(http(s)?:\/\/)?(www.instagram.com|instagram.com)\/[a-z\d_]{1,30}\Z/
+            format: /\A(http(s)?:\/\/)?(?:www.)?instagram.com\/(?=.{1,30}\/?$)([a-zA-Z\d_]\.?)*[a-zA-Z\d_]+\/?\Z/
   validates :twitch_url,
             allow_blank: true,
             format: /\A(http(s)?:\/\/)?(www.twitch.tv|twitch.tv)\/.*\Z/
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index cd00b7fca..a84c3fedc 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ RSpec.describe User, type: :model do
     end
 
     it "accepts valid instagram url" do
-      %w[jess je_ss].each do |username|
+      %w[jess je_ss je_ss.tt A.z.E.r.T.y].each do |username|
         user.instagram_url = "https://instagram.com/#{username}"
         expect(user).to be_valid
       end