diff --git a/app/models/enterprise.rb b/app/models/enterprise.rb
index 81a00d4982..d126e489ae 100644
--- a/app/models/enterprise.rb
+++ b/app/models/enterprise.rb
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ class Enterprise < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def self.find_available_permalink(test_permalink)
     test_permalink = test_permalink.parameterize
+    test_permalink = "my-enterprise" if test_permalink.blank?
     existing = Enterprise.select(:permalink).order(:permalink).where("permalink LIKE ?", "#{test_permalink}%").map(&:permalink)
     if existing.empty?
       test_permalink
diff --git a/spec/models/enterprise_spec.rb b/spec/models/enterprise_spec.rb
index f6b57b8cc5..f2fc256c16 100644
--- a/spec/models/enterprise_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/enterprise_spec.rb
@@ -824,6 +824,11 @@ describe Enterprise do
         expect(Enterprise.find_available_permalink("Some Unused Permalink")).to eq "some-unused-permalink"
       end
 
+      it "sets the permalink to 'my-enterprise' if parametized permalink is blank" do
+        expect(Enterprise.find_available_permalink("")).to eq "my-enterprise"
+        expect(Enterprise.find_available_permalink("$$%{$**}$%}")).to eq "my-enterprise"
+      end
+
       it "finds and index value based on existing permalinks" do
         expect(Enterprise.find_available_permalink("permalink")).to eq "permalink2"
       end