diff --git a/gui-js/apps/minsky-electron/src/app/managers/CommandsManager.ts b/gui-js/apps/minsky-electron/src/app/managers/CommandsManager.ts
index 65f29b43e..1619bbd63 100644
--- a/gui-js/apps/minsky-electron/src/app/managers/CommandsManager.ts
+++ b/gui-js/apps/minsky-electron/src/app/managers/CommandsManager.ts
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ export class CommandsManager {
     WindowManager.createPopupWindowWithRouting({
       width: 500,
       height: 650,
-      title: `Edit ${name} || ''}`,
+      title: `Edit ${name || ''}`,
       url: `#/headless/menu/insert/create-variable?type=${type}&name=${encodeURIComponent(name)||''}&isEditMode=true&local=${local}`,
     });
   }