diff --git a/server/manager/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/manager/FateServiceHandler.java b/server/manager/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/manager/FateServiceHandler.java
index db35b825584..dd9788e85b6 100644
--- a/server/manager/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/manager/FateServiceHandler.java
+++ b/server/manager/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/manager/FateServiceHandler.java
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ public void executeFateOperation(TInfo tinfo, TCredentials c, TFateId opid, TFat
         TableOperation tableOp = TableOperation.DELETE_RANGE;
         validateArgumentCount(arguments, tableOp, 3);
         String tableName =
-            validateName(arguments.get(0), tableOp, EXISTING_TABLE_NAME.and(NOT_METADATA_TABLE));
+            validateName(arguments.get(0), tableOp, NOT_BUILTIN_TABLE.and(EXISTING_TABLE_NAME));
         Text startRow = ByteBufferUtil.toText(arguments.get(1));
         Text endRow = ByteBufferUtil.toText(arguments.get(2));