diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/backing/MongoDBBacking.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/backing/MongoDBBacking.java
index d56bb471f..56a68a822 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/backing/MongoDBBacking.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/backing/MongoDBBacking.java
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public class MongoDBBacking extends AbstractBacking {
 
                         boolean save = plugin.getUserManager().giveDefaultIfNeeded(user, false);
 
-                        if (user.setName(name, false)) {
+                        if (user.setName(d.getString("name"), false)) {
                             save = true;
                         }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/backing/SQLBacking.java b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/backing/SQLBacking.java
index cf3f0f435..8b48d29b3 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/backing/SQLBacking.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/me/lucko/luckperms/common/storage/backing/SQLBacking.java
@@ -343,13 +343,8 @@ public class SQLBacking extends AbstractBacking {
             }
             user.getPrimaryGroup().setStoredValue(pg);
 
-            String name = userName.get();
-            if (name == null) {
-                name = "null";
-            }
-
             // Update their username to what was in the storage if the one in the local instance is null
-            user.setName(name, false);
+            user.setName(userName.get(), false);
 
             // If the user has any data in storage
             if (!data.isEmpty()) {