diff --git a/PlutoSDR_Settings.cpp b/PlutoSDR_Settings.cpp
index 40afba9..13dcc6d 100644
--- a/PlutoSDR_Settings.cpp
+++ b/PlutoSDR_Settings.cpp
@@ -245,8 +245,9 @@ SoapySDR::ArgInfo SoapyPlutoSDR::getSensorInfo(const std::string &key) const
 		iio_channel *chn = iio_device_find_channel(dev, channelStr.c_str(), false);
 		//if (!chn) ...
 
+		const char *name = iio_channel_get_name(chn);
 		info.key = key;
-		info.name = iio_channel_get_name(chn);
+		if (name) info.name = name;
 		info.type = SoapySDR::ArgInfo::FLOAT;
 		info.value = "0.0";
 		info.units = id_to_unit(channelStr.c_str());