diff --git a/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice/StreetNameController-ProposeForMunicipalityMerger.cs b/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice/StreetNameController-ProposeForMunicipalityMerger.cs
index 6f529f44a..9f0475e86 100644
--- a/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice/StreetNameController-ProposeForMunicipalityMerger.cs
+++ b/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice/StreetNameController-ProposeForMunicipalityMerger.cs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public async Task<IActionResult> ProposeForMunicipalityMerger(
                             streetNamesByNisCode.Select(x => new ProposeStreetNamesForMunicipalityMergerSqsRequestItem(
                                 persistentLocalIdGenerator.GenerateNextPersistentLocalId(),
                                 x.Key.StreetName,
-                                x.Key.HomonymAddition,
+                                string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(x.Key.HomonymAddition) ? null : x.Key.HomonymAddition,
                                 x.Value)).ToList(),
                             new ProvenanceData(CreateProvenance(Modification.Insert, $"Fusie {nisCode}")))
                         , cancellationToken);