diff --git a/src/lib/users/name.pipe.ts b/src/lib/users/name.pipe.ts
index aa79268..058aea5 100644
--- a/src/lib/users/name.pipe.ts
+++ b/src/lib/users/name.pipe.ts
@@ -29,13 +29,11 @@ export class NamePipe implements PipeTransform {
     constructor(private readonly _userService: IqserUserService, private readonly _translateService: TranslateService) {}
 
     transform(value: IqserUser | string, options: NamePipeOptions = this._defaultOptions): string {
-        let name: string | undefined;
-
-        if (!value) {
+        if (!value || value === 'undefined') {
             return this._getDefaultName(options);
         }
 
-        name = value ? this._userService.getName(value) : options.defaultValue;
+        let name = value ? this._userService.getName(value) : options.defaultValue;
 
         if (!name) {
             return this._getDefaultName(options);