diff --git a/app/models/verification/sms.rb b/app/models/verification/sms.rb
index ba484c4f3..1a013f1d8 100644
--- a/app/models/verification/sms.rb
+++ b/app/models/verification/sms.rb
@@ -4,14 +4,9 @@ class Verification::Sms
   attr_accessor :user, :phone, :confirmation_code
 
   validates_presence_of :phone
-  validates :phone, length: { is: 9 }
-  validate :spanish_phone
+  validates :phone, format: { with: /\A[\d \+]+\z/ }
   validate :uniqness_phone
 
-  def spanish_phone
-    errors.add(:phone, :invalid) unless phone.start_with?('6', '7')
-  end
-
   def uniqness_phone
     errors.add(:phone, :taken) if User.where(confirmed_phone: phone).any?
   end
@@ -40,4 +35,4 @@ class Verification::Sms
     def generate_confirmation_code
       rand.to_s[2..5]
     end
-end
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+end
diff --git a/spec/models/sms_spec.rb b/spec/models/sms_spec.rb
index f52ff3c6e..83723cb3c 100644
--- a/spec/models/sms_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/sms_spec.rb
@@ -7,9 +7,16 @@ describe Verification::Sms do
   end
 
   it "should validate uniqness of phone" do
-    user = create(:user, confirmed_phone: "699999999")
+    create(:user, confirmed_phone: "699999999")
     sms = Verification::Sms.new(phone: "699999999")
     expect(sms).to_not be_valid
   end
 
-end
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+  it "only allows spaces, numbers and the + sign" do
+    expect(build(:verification_sms, phone: "0034 666666666")).to be_valid
+    expect(build(:verification_sms, phone: "+34 666666666")).to be_valid
+    expect(build(:verification_sms, phone: "hello there")).to_not be_valid
+    expect(build(:verification_sms, phone: "555; DROP TABLE USERS")).to_not be_valid
+  end
+
+end