diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py
index f09bd8493cf..1fdde2835d5 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class LLMAsAJudgeGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
             passed = overall_score >= self.overall_threshold
 
             eval_info: "StandardLoggingEvalInformation" = {
-                "eval_name": self.guardrail_name,
+                "eval_name": self.guardrail_name or "",
                 "overall_score": overall_score,
                 "passed": passed,
                 "judge_model": self.judge_model,