1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/client/dbclient.cpp b/src/mongo/client/dbclient.cpp
index c682b1684b2..073c26f6d16 100644
--- a/src/mongo/client/dbclient.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/client/dbclient.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ rpc::UniqueReply DBClientWithCommands::runCommandWithMetadata(StringData databas
                                                               const BSONObj& commandArgs) {
     uassert(ErrorCodes::InvalidNamespace,
             str::stream() << "Database name '" << database << "' is not valid.",
-            NamespaceString::validDBName(database));
+            NamespaceString::validDBName(database, NamespaceString::DollarInDbNameBehavior::Allow));
 
     // call() oddly takes this by pointer, so we need to put it on the stack.
     auto host = getServerAddress();