diff --git a/zappa/core.py b/zappa/core.py
index faa8779fb..2798ae786 100644
--- a/zappa/core.py
+++ b/zappa/core.py
@@ -813,7 +813,8 @@ def get_cached_manylinux_wheel(self, package_name, package_version, disable_prog
             os.makedirs(cached_wheels_dir)
         else:
             # Check if we already have a cached copy
-            wheel_file = f'{package_name}-{package_version}-*_x86_64.whl'
+            wheel_name = re.sub("[^\w\d.]+", "_", package_name, re.UNICODE)
+            wheel_file = f'{wheel_name}-{package_version}-*_x86_64.whl'
             wheel_path = os.path.join(cached_wheels_dir, wheel_file)
 
             for pathname in glob.iglob(wheel_path):