diff --git a/src/validate/validate.schema.ts b/src/validate/validate.schema.ts
index ff95074e..18a070ab 100644
--- a/src/validate/validate.schema.ts
+++ b/src/validate/validate.schema.ts
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ export const whatsappNumberSchema: JSONSchema7 = {
       uniqueItems: true,
       items: {
         type: 'string',
-        pattern: '^\\d+',
+        // pattern: '^\\d+',
         description: '"numbers" must be an array of numeric strings',
       },
     },
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts b/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts
index 5521d872..a1bac0cd 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts
@@ -1481,14 +1481,14 @@ export class WAStartupService {
     }
     
     number = number
-      ?.split(":")[0]
-      ?.split("@")[0]
-      ?.replace(' ', '')
-      ?.replace('+', '')
-      ?.replace('(', '')
-      ?.replace(')', '');
+      ?.replace(/\s/g, '')
+      .replace(/\+/g, '')
+      .replace(/\(/g, '')
+      .replace(/\)/g, '')
+      .split(/\:/)[0]
+      .split('@')[0];
     
-    if (number.includes('-') && number.length >= 18) {
+    if(number.includes('-') && number.length >= 24){
       this.logger.verbose('Jid created is group: ' + `${number}@g.us`);
       number = number.replace(/[^\d-]/g, '');
       return `${number}@g.us`;
@@ -1496,6 +1496,12 @@ export class WAStartupService {
     
     number = number.replace(/\D/g, '');
     
+    if (number.length >= 18) {
+      this.logger.verbose('Jid created is group: ' + `${number}@g.us`);
+      number = number.replace(/[^\d-]/g, '');
+      return `${number}@g.us`;
+    }
+    
     this.logger.verbose('Jid created is whatsapp: ' + `${number}@s.whatsapp.net`);
     return `${number}@s.whatsapp.net`;
   }
@@ -2327,7 +2333,7 @@ export class WAStartupService {
 
     const onWhatsapp: OnWhatsAppDto[] = [];
     for await (const number of data.numbers) {
-      const jid = this.createJid(number);
+      let jid = this.createJid(number);
       
       if (isJidGroup(jid)) {
         const group = await this.findGroup({ groupJid: jid }, 'inner');
@@ -2336,6 +2342,7 @@ export class WAStartupService {
 
         onWhatsapp.push(new OnWhatsAppDto(group.id, !!group?.id, group?.subject));
       } else {
+        jid = (!jid.startsWith('+')) ? `+${jid}` : jid;
         const verify = await this.client.onWhatsApp(jid);
 
         const result = verify[0];