diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.Platform.js b/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.Platform.js
index 0eccee2083..f5cdfb0ea4 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.Platform.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/ve.init.mw.Platform.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ ve.init.mw.Platform.prototype.getLanguageCodes = function () {
 ve.init.mw.Platform.prototype.getLanguageName = function ( code ) {
 	var languageNames = mw.language.getData( mw.config.get( 'wgUserLanguage' ), 'languageNames' ) ||
 		$.uls.data.getAutonyms();
-	return languageNames[code];
+	return languageNames[code] || '';
 };
 
 /**