diff --git a/Emby.Naming/Video/CleanStringParser.cs b/Emby.Naming/Video/CleanStringParser.cs
index 09a0cd1893..bd7553a91c 100644
--- a/Emby.Naming/Video/CleanStringParser.cs
+++ b/Emby.Naming/Video/CleanStringParser.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ namespace Emby.Naming.Video
 
         private static bool TryClean(string name, Regex expression, out ReadOnlySpan<char> newName)
         {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
+            {
+                newName = ReadOnlySpan<char>.Empty;
+                return false;
+            }
+
             var match = expression.Match(name);
             int index = match.Index;
             if (match.Success && index != 0)
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Emby.Naming.Video
                 return true;
             }
 
-            newName = string.Empty;
+            newName = ReadOnlySpan<char>.Empty;
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Naming.Tests/Video/CleanStringTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Naming.Tests/Video/CleanStringTests.cs
index fde06c5a17..4b363843ac 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Naming.Tests/Video/CleanStringTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Naming.Tests/Video/CleanStringTests.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Naming.Tests.Video
         [InlineData("Crouching.Tiger.Hidden.Dragon.BDrip.mkv", "Crouching.Tiger.Hidden.Dragon")]
         [InlineData("Crouching.Tiger.Hidden.Dragon.BDrip-HDC.mkv", "Crouching.Tiger.Hidden.Dragon")]
         [InlineData("Crouching.Tiger.Hidden.Dragon.4K.UltraHD.HDR.BDrip-HDC.mkv", "Crouching.Tiger.Hidden.Dragon")]
+        [InlineData(null, null)]
         // FIXME: [InlineData("After The Sunset - [0004].mkv", "After The Sunset")]
         public void CleanStringTest(string input, string expectedName)
         {