diff --git a/src/ca/posix_depen.c b/src/ca/posix_depen.c
index a72702b42..f8590a4f8 100644
--- a/src/ca/posix_depen.c
+++ b/src/ca/posix_depen.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ char *localUserName()
 	if(!pName){
 		pName = getpwuid(getuid())->pw_name;
 		if(!pName){
-			return NULL;
+			pName = "";
 		}
 	}