diff --git a/ui/component/publishFile/view.jsx b/ui/component/publishFile/view.jsx
index fbb35cbcf..41fc88ef0 100644
--- a/ui/component/publishFile/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/publishFile/view.jsx
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ function PublishFile(props: Props) {
       filePath: file.path || file,
     };
     // Strip off extention and replace invalid characters
-    let fileName = name || file.name.substr(0, file.name.lastIndexOf('.')) || file.name;
+    let fileName = name || (file.name && file.name.substr(0, file.name.lastIndexOf('.'))) || '';
 
     if (!isStillEditing) {
       publishFormParams.name = parseName(fileName);