diff --git a/core/AbstractProfile.php b/core/AbstractProfile.php
index 2f98cb247..0185139e6 100644
--- a/core/AbstractProfile.php
+++ b/core/AbstractProfile.php
@@ -767,6 +767,10 @@ private function readyForShowtime()
                 !isset($attribs['media:wired'])) {
             $properConfig = FALSE;
         }
+        // institutions without a name are not really a corner case we should support
+        if (!isset($attribs['general:inst_name'])) {
+            $properConfig = FALSE;
+        }
         return $properConfig;
     }