diff --git a/material/plugins/info/plugin.py b/material/plugins/info/plugin.py
index efc7c939a..df4d4ff83 100644
--- a/material/plugins/info/plugin.py
+++ b/material/plugins/info/plugin.py
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class InfoPlugin(BasePlugin[InfoConfig]):
             try:
                 username = getpass.getuser()
             except Exception:
-                username = ""
+                username = "USERNAME"
 
             # Add information on platform
             f.writestr(
diff --git a/src/plugins/info/plugin.py b/src/plugins/info/plugin.py
index efc7c939a..df4d4ff83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/info/plugin.py
+++ b/src/plugins/info/plugin.py
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class InfoPlugin(BasePlugin[InfoConfig]):
             try:
                 username = getpass.getuser()
             except Exception:
-                username = ""
+                username = "USERNAME"
 
             # Add information on platform
             f.writestr(