diff --git a/.github/vale/Vocab/Backstage/accept.txt b/.github/vale/Vocab/Backstage/accept.txt
index 9af9ae6137..f2b3ac0b09 100644
--- a/.github/vale/Vocab/Backstage/accept.txt
+++ b/.github/vale/Vocab/Backstage/accept.txt
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ pageview
 parallelization
 parseable
 Patrik
+pattison
 Peloton
 performant
 Performant