diff --git a/packages/grid_client/src/modules/models.ts b/packages/grid_client/src/modules/models.ts
index 7c7d83766a..7c23158a44 100644
--- a/packages/grid_client/src/modules/models.ts
+++ b/packages/grid_client/src/modules/models.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class GetServiceContractModel {
   @Expose() @IsInt() @Min(1) serviceId: number;
 }
 class NameContractGetModel {
-  @Expose() @IsString() @IsNotEmpty() @IsAlphanumeric() @MaxLength(NameLength) name: string;
+  @Expose() @IsString() @IsNotEmpty() @IsAlphanumeric() @MaxLength(NameLength + 20) name: string;
 }
 
 class NodeContractUpdateModel {
diff --git a/packages/playground/src/components/manage_gateway_dialog.vue b/packages/playground/src/components/manage_gateway_dialog.vue
index 191a9ab769..e69d18a825 100644
--- a/packages/playground/src/components/manage_gateway_dialog.vue
+++ b/packages/playground/src/components/manage_gateway_dialog.vue
@@ -90,15 +90,7 @@
             no-data-text="No domains attached to this virtual machine."
           >
             <template #[`item.name`]="{ item }">
-              {{
-                item.value.name.slice(
-                  item.value.name.startsWith(prefix)
-                    ? prefix.length
-                    : item.value.name.startsWith(oldPrefix)
-                    ? oldPrefix.length
-                    : 0,
-                )
-              }}
+              {{ item.value.name }}
             </template>
 
             <template #[`item.tls_passthrough`]="{ item }">
@@ -117,9 +109,7 @@
 
         <div v-show="gatewayTab === 1">
           <form-validator v-model="valid">
-            <input-tooltip
-              :tooltip="`Selecting custom domain sets subdomain as gateway name. Prefix(${prefix}) is solution name, twin ID, and deployment name.`"
-            >
+            <input-tooltip tooltip="Selecting custom domain sets subdomain as gateway name.">
               <input-validator
                 :value="subdomain"
                 :rules="[
@@ -128,15 +118,12 @@
                   validators.isAlphanumeric('Subdomain should consist of letters and numbers only.'),
                   subdomain => validators.isAlpha('Subdomain must start with alphabet char.')(subdomain[0]),
                   validators.minLength('Subdomain must be at least 4 characters.', 4),
-                  subdomain =>
-                    validators.maxLength(
-                      `Subdomain cannot exceed ${35 - prefix.length} characters.`,
-                      35 - prefix.length,
-                    )(subdomain),
+                  subdomain => validators.maxLength('Subdomain cannot exceed 30 characters.', 30)(subdomain),
                 ]"
+                :async-rules="[validateSubdomain]"
                 #="{ props }"
               >
-                <v-text-field label="Subdomain" :prefix="prefix" v-model.trim="subdomain" v-bind="props" />
+                <v-text-field label="Subdomain" v-model.trim="subdomain" v-bind="props" />
               </input-validator>
             </input-tooltip>
 
@@ -236,6 +223,7 @@ import { deployGatewayName, type GridGateway, loadDeploymentGateways } from "../
 import { getGrid } from "../utils/grid";
 import { normalizeError } from "../utils/helpers";
 import { generateName } from "../utils/strings";
+import { isAvailableName } from "../utils/validators";
 import IconActionBtn from "./icon_action_btn.vue";
 import ListTable from "./list_table.vue";
 import { useLayout } from "./weblet_layout.vue";
@@ -268,7 +256,7 @@ export default {
         (props.vm.projectName.toLowerCase().includes(ProjectName.Fullvm.toLowerCase()) ? "fvm" : "vm") +
         grid!.config.twinId;
       prefix.value = oldPrefix.value + props.vm.name;
-      subdomain.value = generateName({}, 35 - prefix.value.length > 7 ? 7 : 35 - prefix.value.length);
+      subdomain.value = generateName({ prefix: prefix.value }, 4);
       await loadGateways();
     });
 
@@ -313,7 +301,7 @@ export default {
         }
 
         await deployGatewayName(grid, selectionDetails.value!.domain, {
-          subdomain: prefix.value + subdomain.value,
+          subdomain: subdomain.value,
           ip,
           port: port.value,
           network: networkName,
@@ -346,6 +334,11 @@ export default {
       }
     }
 
+    async function validateSubdomain() {
+      const grid = await getGrid(profileManager.profile!, props.vm.projectName);
+      return await isAvailableName(grid!, subdomain.value);
+    }
+
     return {
       profileManager,
 
@@ -375,6 +368,7 @@ export default {
       gatewaysToDelete,
       deleting,
       deleteSelectedGateways,
+      validateSubdomain,
     };
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/playground/src/utils/validators.ts b/packages/playground/src/utils/validators.ts
index 340a933749..d76d85130b 100644
--- a/packages/playground/src/utils/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/src/utils/validators.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { GridClient } from "@threefold/grid_client";
 import StellarSdk from "stellar-sdk";
 import validator from "validator";
 import type { Options } from "validator/lib/isBoolean";
@@ -761,3 +762,10 @@ export async function isValidStellarAddress(target: string): Promise<RuleReturn>
     return { message };
   }
 }
+
+export async function isAvailableName(grid: GridClient, name: string) {
+  const valid = await grid.contracts.get_name_contract({ name });
+  if (name && !!valid) {
+    return { message: "Name is already taken." };
+  }
+}