diff --git a/src/fastmcp/resources/template.py b/src/fastmcp/resources/template.py
index ea96af425..a10769023 100644
--- a/src/fastmcp/resources/template.py
+++ b/src/fastmcp/resources/template.py
@@ -44,13 +44,16 @@ def extract_query_params(uri_template: str) -> set[str]:
     return set()
 
 
-def build_regex(template: str) -> re.Pattern:
+def build_regex(template: str) -> re.Pattern[str] | None:
     """Build regex pattern for URI template, handling RFC 6570 syntax.
 
     Supports:
     - `{var}` - simple path parameter
     - `{var*}` - wildcard path parameter (captures multiple segments)
     - `{?var1,var2}` - query parameters (ignored in path matching)
+
+    Returns None if the template produces an invalid regex (e.g. parameter
+    names with hyphens, leading digits, or duplicates from a remote server).
     """
     # Remove query parameter syntax for path matching
     template_without_query = re.sub(r"\{\?[^}]+\}", "", template)
@@ -67,7 +70,10 @@ def build_regex(template: str) -> re.Pattern:
                 pattern += f"(?P<{name}>[^/]+)"
         else:
             pattern += re.escape(part)
-    return re.compile(f"^{pattern}$")
+    try:
+        return re.compile(f"^{pattern}$")
+    except re.error:
+        return None
 
 
 def match_uri_template(uri: str, uri_template: str) -> dict[str, str] | None:
@@ -82,6 +88,8 @@ def match_uri_template(uri: str, uri_template: str) -> dict[str, str] | None:
 
     # Match path parameters
     regex = build_regex(uri_template)
+    if regex is None:
+        return None
     match = regex.match(uri_path)
     if not match:
         return None
diff --git a/tests/resources/test_resource_template.py b/tests/resources/test_resource_template.py
index 1f43ce1d5..3b88545c5 100644
--- a/tests/resources/test_resource_template.py
+++ b/tests/resources/test_resource_template.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 from fastmcp import Context, FastMCP
 from fastmcp.resources import ResourceTemplate
 from fastmcp.resources.function_resource import FunctionResource
-from fastmcp.resources.template import match_uri_template
+from fastmcp.resources.template import build_regex, match_uri_template
 
 
 class TestResourceTemplate:
@@ -747,3 +747,62 @@ class TestContextHandling:
             # read() returns the raw value
             result = await resource.read()
             assert result == "item: 42"
+
+
+class TestMalformedURITemplates:
+    """Test that malformed URI templates from remote servers don't crash."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "template",
+        [
+            "test://{bad-name}/path",
+            "test://{hyphen-param}/{other-param}/path",
+            "test://{1leading}/path",
+            "test://{123}/path",
+        ],
+        ids=[
+            "hyphen_in_name",
+            "multiple_hyphens",
+            "leading_digit",
+            "all_digits",
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_build_regex_returns_none_for_invalid_group_names(self, template: str):
+        assert build_regex(template) is None
+
+    def test_build_regex_returns_none_for_duplicate_group_names(self):
+        assert build_regex("test://{a}/{a}/path") is None
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "template",
+        [
+            "test://{bad-name}/path",
+            "test://{a}/{a}/path",
+            "test://{1leading}/path",
+        ],
+        ids=[
+            "hyphen_in_name",
+            "duplicate_groups",
+            "leading_digit",
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_match_uri_template_returns_none_for_malformed_templates(
+        self, template: str
+    ):
+        assert match_uri_template("test://anything/path", template) is None
+
+    def test_resource_template_matches_returns_none_for_malformed_template(self):
+        template = ResourceTemplate(
+            uri_template="test://{bad-name}/path",
+            name="test",
+            parameters={},
+        )
+        assert template.matches("test://anything/path") is None
+
+    def test_build_regex_still_works_for_valid_templates(self):
+        regex = build_regex("test://{name}/{id}")
+        assert regex is not None
+        match = regex.match("test://foo/123")
+        assert match is not None
+        assert match.group("name") == "foo"
+        assert match.group("id") == "123"