diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_validators.py b/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_validators.py
index 03f9114b..55e1ea25 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_validators.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/subscriptions/subscription_validators.py
@@ -46,19 +46,26 @@ class SubscriptionOutput(Validator, ABC):
         Subscriptions in the form of ``{ subscription_name: preset_dict }``
         """
 
-    @property
-    def subscription_name(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Returns
-        -------
-        The name of the subscription
-        """
-        return self._leaf_name
 
-
-class SubscriptionPresetDictValidator(SubscriptionOutput, DictValidator):
-    def __init__(self, name, value, presets: List[str], indent_overrides: List[str]):
+class NamedSubscriptionValidator(SubscriptionOutput, ABC):
+    def __init__(
+        self, name, value, subscription_name: str, presets: List[str], indent_overrides: List[str]
+    ):
         super().__init__(name=name, value=value, presets=presets, indent_overrides=indent_overrides)
+        self.subscription_name = subscription_name
+
+
+class SubscriptionPresetDictValidator(NamedSubscriptionValidator, DictValidator):
+    def __init__(
+        self, name, value, subscription_name: str, presets: List[str], indent_overrides: List[str]
+    ):
+        super().__init__(
+            name=name,
+            value=value,
+            subscription_name=subscription_name,
+            presets=presets,
+            indent_overrides=indent_overrides,
+        )
 
         _ = self._validate_key_if_present(key="preset", validator=StringListValidator, default=[])
         _ = self._validate_key_if_present(key="overrides", validator=Overrides, default={})
@@ -80,16 +87,23 @@ class SubscriptionPresetDictValidator(SubscriptionOutput, DictValidator):
         return {self.subscription_name: output_dict}
 
 
-class SubscriptionLeafValidator(SubscriptionOutput, ABC):
+class SubscriptionLeafValidator(NamedSubscriptionValidator, ABC):
     def __init__(
         self,
         name,
         value,
+        subscription_name: str,
         config: ConfigFile,
         presets: List[str],
         indent_overrides: List[str],
     ):
-        super().__init__(name=name, value=value, presets=presets, indent_overrides=indent_overrides)
+        super().__init__(
+            name=name,
+            value=value,
+            subscription_name=subscription_name,
+            presets=presets,
+            indent_overrides=indent_overrides,
+        )
 
         if self.subscription_name in config.presets.keys:
             raise self._validation_exception(
@@ -117,6 +131,7 @@ class SubscriptionValueValidator(SubscriptionLeafValidator, StringValidator):
         self,
         name,
         value,
+        subscription_name: str,
         config: ConfigFile,
         presets: List[str],
         indent_overrides: List[str],
@@ -124,6 +139,7 @@ class SubscriptionValueValidator(SubscriptionLeafValidator, StringValidator):
         super().__init__(
             name=name,
             value=value,
+            subscription_name=subscription_name,
             config=config,
             presets=presets,
             indent_overrides=indent_overrides,
@@ -136,6 +152,7 @@ class SubscriptionListValuesValidator(SubscriptionLeafValidator, StringListValid
         self,
         name,
         value,
+        subscription_name: str,
         config: ConfigFile,
         presets: List[str],
         indent_overrides: List[str],
@@ -143,6 +160,7 @@ class SubscriptionListValuesValidator(SubscriptionLeafValidator, StringListValid
         super().__init__(
             name=name,
             value=value,
+            subscription_name=subscription_name,
             config=config,
             presets=presets,
             indent_overrides=indent_overrides,
@@ -163,6 +181,7 @@ class SubscriptionWithOverridesValidator(SubscriptionLeafValidator, DictFormatte
         self,
         name,
         value,
+        subscription_name: str,
         config: ConfigFile,
         presets: List[str],
         indent_overrides: List[str],
@@ -170,6 +189,7 @@ class SubscriptionWithOverridesValidator(SubscriptionLeafValidator, DictFormatte
         super().__init__(
             name=name,
             value=value,
+            subscription_name=subscription_name,
             config=config,
             presets=presets,
             indent_overrides=indent_overrides,
@@ -177,16 +197,6 @@ class SubscriptionWithOverridesValidator(SubscriptionLeafValidator, DictFormatte
 
         self._overrides_to_add = dict(self.dict_with_format_strings, **self._overrides_to_add)
 
-    @property
-    def subscription_name(self) -> str:
-        """
-        Returns
-        -------
-        Name of the subscription
-        """
-        # drop the ~ in "~Subscription Name":
-        return super().subscription_name[1:]
-
 
 class SubscriptionValidator(SubscriptionOutput):
     """
@@ -243,6 +253,7 @@ class SubscriptionValidator(SubscriptionOutput):
                     SubscriptionValueValidator(
                         name=obj_name,
                         value=obj,
+                        subscription_name=key,
                         config=config,
                         presets=presets,
                         indent_overrides=indent_overrides,
@@ -257,6 +268,7 @@ class SubscriptionValidator(SubscriptionOutput):
                     SubscriptionListValuesValidator(
                         name=obj_name,
                         value=obj,
+                        subscription_name=key,
                         config=config,
                         presets=presets,
                         indent_overrides=indent_overrides,
@@ -272,6 +284,7 @@ class SubscriptionValidator(SubscriptionOutput):
                         SubscriptionWithOverridesValidator(
                             name=obj_name,
                             value=obj,
+                            subscription_name=key[1:],
                             config=config,
                             presets=presets,
                             indent_overrides=indent_overrides,
@@ -294,6 +307,7 @@ class SubscriptionValidator(SubscriptionOutput):
                         SubscriptionPresetDictValidator(
                             name=obj_name,
                             value=obj,
+                            subscription_name=key,
                             presets=presets,
                             indent_overrides=indent_overrides,
                         )
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_subscription.py b/tests/unit/config/test_subscription.py
index c4309e43..730ad6eb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_subscription.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_subscription.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from typing import Dict
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
-from mergedeep import mergedeep
 
 from ytdl_sub.config.config_file import ConfigFile
 from ytdl_sub.plugins.nfo_tags import NfoTagsOptions
@@ -57,6 +56,16 @@ def preset_with_subscription_value(preset_with_file_preset: Dict):
     )
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def subscription_with_period_in_name(preset_with_file_preset: Dict):
+    return dict(
+        preset_with_file_preset,
+        **{
+            "Mr. Beast": "is_overwritten",
+        },
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def preset_with_subscription_value_nested_presets(preset_with_subscription_value: Dict):
     return dict(
@@ -231,6 +240,18 @@ def test_subscription_overrides_tilda(
     assert sub_2_1.get("current_override") == "test_2_1"  # tilda sub takes precedence
 
 
+def test_subscription_with_period_in_name(
+    config_file: ConfigFile,
+    subscription_with_period_in_name: Dict,
+):
+    with mock_load_yaml(preset_dict=subscription_with_period_in_name):
+        subs = Subscription.from_file_path(config=config_file, subscription_path="mocked")
+    assert len(subs) == 2
+
+    assert subs[1].name == "Mr. Beast"
+    assert subs[1].overrides.dict_with_format_strings["subscription_name"] == "Mr. Beast"
+
+
 def test_subscription_file_value_applies_from_config_and_nested_and_indent_variables(
     config_file: ConfigFile,
     preset_with_subscription_value_nested_presets_and_indent_variables: Dict,