diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_database_parser/cockatrice_xml_3.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_database_parser/cockatrice_xml_3.cpp
index bed64b8db..f6918458d 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_database_parser/cockatrice_xml_3.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_database_parser/cockatrice_xml_3.cpp
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@ void CockatriceXml3Parser::loadCardsFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml)
                 }
             }
 
+            if (name.isEmpty()) {
+                qCWarning(CockatriceXml3Log) << "Encountered card with empty name; skipping";
+                continue;
+            }
+
             properties.insert("colors", colors);
             CardInfoPtr newCard =
                 CardInfo::newInstance(name, text, isToken, properties, relatedCards, reverseRelatedCards, _sets, cipt,
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_database_parser/cockatrice_xml_4.cpp b/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_database_parser/cockatrice_xml_4.cpp
index bc3416904..de03a0fd8 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_database_parser/cockatrice_xml_4.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/game/cards/card_database_parser/cockatrice_xml_4.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ void CockatriceXml4Parser::loadCardsFromXml(QXmlStreamReader &xml)
                 }
             }
 
+            if (name.isEmpty()) {
+                qCWarning(CockatriceXml4Log) << "Encountered card with empty name; skipping";
+                continue;
+            }
+
             CardInfoPtr newCard =
                 CardInfo::newInstance(name, text, isToken, properties, relatedCards, reverseRelatedCards, _sets, cipt,
                                       landscapeOrientation, tableRow, upsideDown);