diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/GameSettings.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/GameSettings.cs
index 875ecd6ec..b4aea17d2 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/GameSettings.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/GameSettings.cs
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             doc.Root.Add(gameplay);
 
             var playerElement = new XElement("player");
-            playerElement.Add(new XAttribute("name", defaultPlayerName));
+            playerElement.Add(new XAttribute("name", defaultPlayerName ?? ""));
             doc.Root.Add(playerElement);
 
             doc.Save(filePath);