diff --git a/src/ecalc/libraries/libecalc/common/libecalc/input/validation_errors.py b/src/ecalc/libraries/libecalc/common/libecalc/input/validation_errors.py
index dd18226bd6..c75483cb39 100644
--- a/src/ecalc/libraries/libecalc/common/libecalc/input/validation_errors.py
+++ b/src/ecalc/libraries/libecalc/common/libecalc/input/validation_errors.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         errors = validation_error.errors()
 
-        component_name = data[EcalcYamlKeywords.name]
+        component_name = data.get(EcalcYamlKeywords.name, "Missing Component Name")
         messages = []
         error_locs = []
         try: