2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/extension/extension.cpp b/src/extension/extension.cpp
index 9089dc950..96652c272 100644
--- a/src/extension/extension.cpp
+++ b/src/extension/extension.cpp
@@ -540,6 +540,11 @@ const char *Extension::get_translation(const char *msgid, const char *msgctxt) {
         return msgid;
     }
 
+    if (!strcmp(msgid, "")) {
+        g_warning("Attempting to translate an empty string in extension '%s', which is not supported.", _id);
+        return msgid;
+    }
+
     if (msgctxt) {
         return g_dpgettext2(_translationdomain, msgctxt, msgid);
     } else {
diff --git a/src/extension/prefdialog/parameter.cpp b/src/extension/prefdialog/parameter.cpp
index 8cee78f43..14ccfc394 100644
--- a/src/extension/prefdialog/parameter.cpp
+++ b/src/extension/prefdialog/parameter.cpp
@@ -226,11 +226,13 @@ InxParameter::InxParameter(Inkscape::XML::Node *in_repr, Inkscape::Extension::Ex
 {
     // name (mandatory for all parameters)
     const char *name = in_repr->attribute("name");
-    if (!name) {
+    if (name) {
+        _name = g_strstrip(g_strdup(name));
+    }
+    if (!_name || !strcmp(_name, "")) {
         g_warning("Parameter without name in extension '%s'.", _extension->get_id());
         throw param_no_name();
     }
-    _name = g_strdup(name);
 
     // gui-text
     const char *gui_text = in_repr->attribute("gui-text");