diff --git a/test/test_option.py b/test/test_option.py
index f5db1d7..7cb4d16 100644
--- a/test/test_option.py
+++ b/test/test_option.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ do_autopath()
 from py.test import raises
 
 from tiramisu.error import APIError, ConfigError
-from tiramisu import IntOption, OptionDescription, Config
+from tiramisu import IntOption, SymLinkOption, OptionDescription, Config
 from tiramisu.setting import groups
 from tiramisu.storage import list_sessions
 
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@ def a_func():
 def test_option_valid_name():
     IntOption('test', '')
     raises(ValueError, 'IntOption(1, "")')
-    #raises(ValueError, 'IntOption("1test", "")')
-    IntOption("test1", "")
-    #raises(ValueError, 'IntOption("_test", "")')
-    #raises(ValueError, 'IntOption("   ", "")')
+    # raises(ValueError, 'IntOption("1test", "")')
+    i = IntOption("test1", "")
+    # raises(ValueError, 'IntOption("_test", "")')
+    # raises(ValueError, 'IntOption("   ", "")')
+    raises(ValueError, 'SymLinkOption(1, i)')
+    i = SymLinkOption("test1", i)
 
 
 def test_option_with_callback():
-    #no default value with callback
+    # no default value with callback
     raises(ValueError, "IntOption('test', '', default=1, callback=a_func)")
 
 
diff --git a/tiramisu/option/baseoption.py b/tiramisu/option/baseoption.py
index 5800380..aff4a2a 100644
--- a/tiramisu/option/baseoption.py
+++ b/tiramisu/option/baseoption.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class Base:
                 _setattr(self, '_extra', tuple([tuple(extra.keys()), tuple(extra.values())]))
 
     def impl_is_readonly(self) -> str:
-        # _path is None when initialise SymlinkOption
+        # _path is None when initialise SymLinkOption
         return hasattr(self, '_path') and self._path is not None
 
     def impl_getproperties(self) -> FrozenSet[str]:
diff --git a/tiramisu/option/symlinkoption.py b/tiramisu/option/symlinkoption.py
index d26eb96..da98ed3 100644
--- a/tiramisu/option/symlinkoption.py
+++ b/tiramisu/option/symlinkoption.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # the whole pypy projet is under MIT licence
 # ____________________________________________________________
 from typing import Any
-from .baseoption import BaseOption
+from .baseoption import BaseOption, valid_name
 from ..i18n import _
 
 
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class SymLinkOption(BaseOption):
     def __init__(self,
                  name: str,
                  opt: BaseOption) -> None:
+        if not valid_name(name):
+            raise ValueError(_('"{0}" is an invalid name for an option').format(name))
         if not isinstance(opt, BaseOption) or \
                 opt.impl_is_optiondescription() or \
                 opt.impl_is_symlinkoption():