diff --git a/ui/pages/institutional/custody/custody.js b/ui/pages/institutional/custody/custody.js
index 1d9b1116e..1f017e90a 100644
--- a/ui/pages/institutional/custody/custody.js
+++ b/ui/pages/institutional/custody/custody.js
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ const CustodyPage = () => {
 
           setCurrentJwt(custodianToken);
           setSelectedCustodianType(custodianType);
-          setSelectedCustodianName(custodianName);
+          setSelectedCustodianName(custodianName || custodianType);
           setApiUrl(custodianApiUrl);
           setConnectError('');