diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
index 7869d5b..923cba0 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
 	vty_out(vty, "    ID: %llu, Authorized: %d%s", subscr->id,
 		subscr->authorized, VTY_NEWLINE);
-	if (subscr->name)
+	if (strlen(subscr->name))
 		vty_out(vty, "    Name: '%s'%s", subscr->name, VTY_NEWLINE);
 	if (subscr->extension)
 		vty_out(vty, "    Extension: %s%s", subscr->extension,