diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/AbstractModel.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/AbstractModel.java
index 46ef3627..14c066ad 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/AbstractModel.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/AbstractModel.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractModel implements Model {
 
     @Override
     public String getSanitizedNamed() {
-        String sanitizedName = getName();
+        String sanitizedName = Optional.ofNullable(getName()).orElse("");
         return sanitizedName.replace(' ', '_').replace('\\', '_').replace('/', '_');
     }