diff --git a/include/ioh/common/factory.hpp b/include/ioh/common/factory.hpp
index 73f8e744..941360bd 100644
--- a/include/ioh/common/factory.hpp
+++ b/include/ioh/common/factory.hpp
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ namespace ioh::common
             const auto already_defined = name_map.find(name) != std::end(name_map);
 
 
+            // Check if the name is empty and ignore it if so
+            if (name.empty()) {
+                std::cerr << "Ignoring attempt to include an entry with an empty name." << std::endl;
+                return;  // Exit the function early
+            }
+
+
             std::cerr << "Including in factory:" << std::endl;
             std::cerr << "Name: " << name << std::endl;
             std::cerr << "ID: " << id << std::endl;