diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AbstractGroupAwareJobFactory.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AbstractGroupAwareJobFactory.java
index 6042076be..ace036880 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AbstractGroupAwareJobFactory.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/AbstractGroupAwareJobFactory.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobFactory;
  * job might be <code>overnightJob</code> and the group
  * <code>financeDepartment</code>, which would result in a {@link Job} with
  * identical functionality but named <code>financeDepartment$overnightJob</code>
- * . The use of a "$" separator for elements is deliberate, since it is a "safe"
+ * . The use of a "." separator for elements is deliberate, since it is a "safe"
  * character in a <a href="http://www.w3.org/Addressing/URL">URL</a>.
  * 
  * 
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ import org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobFactory;
  */
 public abstract class AbstractGroupAwareJobFactory implements JobFactory {
 	
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 */
+	private static final String SEPARATOR = ".";
+
 	private final String groupName;
 
 	private final String jobName;
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGroupAwareJobFactory implements JobFactory {
 	 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.configuration.JobFactory#getJobName()
 	 */
 	public final String getJobName() {
-		return groupName == null ? jobName : groupName + "$" + jobName;
+		return groupName == null ? jobName : groupName + SEPARATOR + jobName;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractGroupAwareJobFactory implements JobFactory {
 		 * @see org.springframework.batch.core.Job#getName()
 		 */
 		public String getName() {
-			return groupName + "$" + delegate.getName();
+			return groupName + SEPARATOR + delegate.getName();
 		}
 
 		public boolean isRestartable() {
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ApplicationContextJobFactoryTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ApplicationContextJobFactoryTests.java
index 9c035fcf2..45ced5ab0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ApplicationContextJobFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ApplicationContextJobFactoryTests.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public class ApplicationContextJobFactoryTests {
 	public void testGroupName() throws Exception {
 		ApplicationContextJobFactory factory = new ApplicationContextJobFactory("jobs", "job",
 				new StubApplicationContextFactory());
-		assertEquals("jobs$job", factory.getJobName());
+		assertEquals("jobs.job", factory.getJobName());
 	}
 
 	private static class StubApplicationContextFactory implements ApplicationContextFactory {
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/GroupAwareJobFactoryTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/GroupAwareJobFactoryTests.java
index 7e758f1b4..9b877cf41 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/GroupAwareJobFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/GroupAwareJobFactoryTests.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class GroupAwareJobFactoryTests {
 			}
 		};
 		assertEquals(factory.getJobName(), factory.createJob().getName());
-		assertEquals("jobs$foo", factory.getJobName());
+		assertEquals("jobs.foo", factory.getJobName());
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/JobRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/JobRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests.java
index c21c19e8e..8e8ccd599 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/JobRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/JobRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class JobRegistryBeanPostProcessorTests {
 		JobSupport job = new JobSupport();
 		job.setBeanName("foo");
 		assertEquals(job, processor.postProcessAfterInitialization(job, "bar"));
-		assertEquals("[jobs$foo]", registry.getJobNames().toString());
+		assertEquals("[jobs.foo]", registry.getJobNames().toString());
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ReferenceJobFactoryTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ReferenceJobFactoryTests.java
index 6b1b3c458..4d9b67f17 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ReferenceJobFactoryTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/support/ReferenceJobFactoryTests.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public class ReferenceJobFactoryTests {
 	@Test
 	public void testGroupName() throws Exception {
 		ReferenceJobFactory factory = new ReferenceJobFactory("jobs", new JobSupport("foo"));
-		assertEquals("jobs$foo", factory.getJobName());
+		assertEquals("jobs.foo", factory.getJobName());
 	}
 
 }