diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 58f1f220..2bd071eb 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@
               "4.1",
               "4.2",
               "4.3",
-              "4.4"
+              "4.4",
+              "4.5",
+              "5.0"
             ],
             "description": "What blender version to launch"
         },
@@ -74,7 +76,10 @@
             "default": "5.4",
             "options": [
               "5.3",
-              "5.4"
+              "5.4",
+              "5.5",
+              "5.6",
+              "5.7"
             ],
             "description": "What unreal version to launch"
         },
diff --git a/src/addons/send2ue/__init__.py b/src/addons/send2ue/__init__.py
index f21cdb2b..3850900f 100644
--- a/src/addons/send2ue/__init__.py
+++ b/src/addons/send2ue/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 bl_info = {
     "name": "Send to Unreal",
     "author": "Epic Games Inc (now a community fork)",
-    "version": (2, 6, 7),
+    "version": (2, 6, 8),
     "blender": (3, 6, 0),
     "location": "Header > Pipeline > Send to Unreal",
     "description": "Sends an asset to the first open Unreal Editor instance on your machine.",
diff --git a/src/addons/send2ue/constants.py b/src/addons/send2ue/constants.py
index e64faab8..ef64728d 100644
--- a/src/addons/send2ue/constants.py
+++ b/src/addons/send2ue/constants.py
@@ -81,4 +81,5 @@ class PathModes(Enum):
 
 class RegexPresets:
     INVALID_NAME_CHARACTERS = r"[^-+\w]+"
+    INVALID_SOCKET_CHARACTERS = r"[^-+.\w]+"
 
diff --git a/src/addons/send2ue/core/export.py b/src/addons/send2ue/core/export.py
index ae8f1b47..06a7269d 100644
--- a/src/addons/send2ue/core/export.py
+++ b/src/addons/send2ue/core/export.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def get_asset_sockets(asset_name, properties):
     if mesh_object:
         for child in mesh_object.children:
             if child.type == 'EMPTY' and child.name.startswith(f'{PreFixToken.SOCKET.value}_'):
-                name = utilities.get_asset_name(child.name.replace(f'{PreFixToken.SOCKET.value}_', '').split('.',1)[0], properties)
+                name = utilities.get_socket_name(child.name)
                 relative_location = utilities.convert_blender_to_unreal_location(
                     child.matrix_local.translation
                 )
diff --git a/src/addons/send2ue/core/utilities.py b/src/addons/send2ue/core/utilities.py
index 4dc026d0..624023c1 100644
--- a/src/addons/send2ue/core/utilities.py
+++ b/src/addons/send2ue/core/utilities.py
@@ -436,6 +436,18 @@ def get_asset_name(asset_name, properties, lod=False):
 
     return asset_name
 
+def get_socket_name(asset_name):
+    """
+    Takes a given asset name and removes the prefix SOCKET_ and other non-alpha numeric characters
+    that unreal won't except, and allows the same socket name on multiple objects to export correctly.
+
+    :param str asset_name: The original name of the socket asset to export.
+    :return str: The formatted name of the socket asset to export.
+    """
+    socket_name = re.sub(rf"{RegexPresets.INVALID_SOCKET_CHARACTERS}|\.\d+$|{PreFixToken.SOCKET.value}_", "", asset_name)
+
+    return socket_name
+
 
 def get_parent_collection(scene_object, collection):
     """
diff --git a/src/addons/send2ue/release_notes.md b/src/addons/send2ue/release_notes.md
index 41b74ed0..63de7f4f 100644
--- a/src/addons/send2ue/release_notes.md
+++ b/src/addons/send2ue/release_notes.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ## Patch Changes
-* Fixed addon preferences setter/getters to be compatible with Blender 5.0
-  * [174](https://github.com/poly-hammer/BlenderTools/issues/174)
+* Lowered aggressiveness of socket names
+  * [173](https://github.com/poly-hammer/BlenderTools/issues/173)
 
 ## Special Thanks
-@kelitraynaud
+@Daerst
 
 ## Tests Passing On
 * Blender `3.6`, `4.2` (installed from blender.org)