diff --git a/include/ws_functions/pwg.groups.php b/include/ws_functions/pwg.groups.php
index 973a327e1..3997fee4d 100644
--- a/include/ws_functions/pwg.groups.php
+++ b/include/ws_functions/pwg.groups.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function ws_groups_setInfo($params, &$service)
     return new PwgError(403, 'Invalid security token');
   }
 
-  if (strlen(str_replace( " ", "",  $params['name'])) == 0) {
+  if (isset($params['name']) && strlen(str_replace( " ", "",  $params['name'])) == 0) {
     return new PwgError(WS_ERR_INVALID_PARAM, 'Name field must not be empty');
   }