diff --git a/src/identity/components/Name.tsx b/src/identity/components/Name.tsx
index db9dce4b8d..935304f413 100644
--- a/src/identity/components/Name.tsx
+++ b/src/identity/components/Name.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ export function Name({
 }: NameReact) {
   const { address: contextAddress, chain: contextChain } = useIdentityContext();
   if (!contextAddress && !address) {
-    throw new Error(
-      'Name: an Ethereum address must be provided to the Identity or Name component.',
-    );
+    console.error('Name: an Ethereum address must be provided to the Identity or Name component.');
+    return null;
   }
 
   const accountAddress = address ?? contextAddress;