diff --git a/packages/features/form-builder/utils.ts b/packages/features/form-builder/utils.ts
index c64053c822..db90fcd2ea 100644
--- a/packages/features/form-builder/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/features/form-builder/utils.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const preprocessNameFieldDataWithVariant = (
 
 export const getFullName = (name: string | { firstName: string; lastName?: string }) => {
   if (!name) {
-    return name;
+    return "";
   }
   let nameString = "";
   if (typeof name === "string") {