diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index d47065bf..a4cf0b8c 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ func ToDBName(name string) string {
 		return v
 	}
 
+	if name == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
 	var (
 		value                        = commonInitialismsReplacer.Replace(name)
 		buf                          = bytes.NewBufferString("")
diff --git a/utils_test.go b/utils_test.go
index 81b8ce9d..0e88a8b7 100644
--- a/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestToDBNameGenerateFriendlyName(t *testing.T) {
 	var maps = map[string]string{
+		"":                          "",
 		"ThisIsATest":               "this_is_a_test",
 		"PFAndESI":                  "pf_and_esi",
 		"AbcAndJkl":                 "abc_and_jkl",