diff --git a/authentik/lib/avatars.py b/authentik/lib/avatars.py
index 30a240b19..25e3e3763 100644
--- a/authentik/lib/avatars.py
+++ b/authentik/lib/avatars.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def generate_avatar_from_name(
 
 def avatar_mode_generated(user: "User", mode: str) -> Optional[str]:
     """Wrapper that converts generated avatar to base64 svg"""
-    svg = generate_avatar_from_name(user.name if user.name != "" else "a k")
+    svg = generate_avatar_from_name(user.name if user.name.strip() != "" else "a k")
     return f"data:image/svg+xml;base64,{b64encode(svg.encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')}"