diff --git a/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/cpu_monitor.py b/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/cpu_monitor.py
index 86662957..32dd60eb 100755
--- a/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/cpu_monitor.py
+++ b/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/cpu_monitor.py
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ def main(args=None):
 
     # Create the node
     hostname = socket.gethostname()
-    node = Node(f'cpu_monitor_{hostname.replace("-", "_")}')
+    # Every invalid symbol is replaced by underscore.
+    # isalnum() alone also allows invalid symbols depending on the locale
+    cleaned_hostname = ''.join(
+        c if (c.isascii() and c.isalnum()) else '_' for c in hostname)
+    node = Node(f'cpu_monitor_{cleaned_hostname}')
 
     # Declare and get parameters
     node.declare_parameter('warning_percentage', 90)
diff --git a/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/hd_monitor.py b/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/hd_monitor.py
index ac4eae74..3b577f1c 100755
--- a/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/hd_monitor.py
+++ b/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/hd_monitor.py
@@ -74,8 +74,12 @@ class HDMonitor(Node):
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
-        hostname = gethostname().replace('.', '_').replace('-', '_')
-        super().__init__(f'hd_monitor_{hostname}')
+        hostname = gethostname()
+        # Every invalid symbol is replaced by underscore.
+        # isalnum() alone also allows invalid symbols depending on the locale
+        cleaned_hostname = ''.join(
+            c if (c.isascii() and c.isalnum()) else '_' for c in hostname)
+        super().__init__(f'hd_monitor_{cleaned_hostname}')
 
         self._path = '~'
         self._free_percent_low = 0.05
diff --git a/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/ram_monitor.py b/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/ram_monitor.py
index d6250b6b..da59a6d2 100755
--- a/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/ram_monitor.py
+++ b/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/ram_monitor.py
@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@ def run(self, stat):
 
 def main():
     hostname = socket.gethostname()
+    # Every invalid symbol is replaced by underscore.
+    # isalnum() alone also allows invalid symbols depending on the locale
+    cleaned_hostname = ''.join(
+        c if (c.isascii() and c.isalnum()) else '_' for c in hostname)
     rclpy.init()
-    node = rclpy.create_node(f'ram_monitor_{hostname.replace("-", "_")}')
+    node = rclpy.create_node(f'ram_monitor_{cleaned_hostname}')
 
     updater = Updater(node)
     updater.setHardwareID(hostname)
diff --git a/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/sensors_monitor.py b/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/sensors_monitor.py
index c6733e11..8bcd1aa9 100755
--- a/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/sensors_monitor.py
+++ b/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/diagnostic_common_diagnostics/sensors_monitor.py
@@ -245,8 +245,11 @@ def monitor(self, stat):
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     rclpy.init()
     hostname = socket.gethostname()
-    hostname_clean = hostname.translate(hostname.maketrans('-', '_'))
-    node = rclpy.create_node('sensors_monitor_%s' % hostname_clean)
+    # Every invalid symbol is replaced by underscore.
+    # isalnum() alone also allows invalid symbols depending on the locale
+    cleaned_hostname = ''.join(
+        c if (c.isascii() and c.isalnum()) else '_' for c in hostname)
+    node = rclpy.create_node('sensors_monitor_%s' % cleaned_hostname)
 
     monitor = SensorsMonitor(node, hostname)
     try: