diff --git a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/utils/AuthProvider.util.ts b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/utils/AuthProvider.util.ts
index 0e4faf06d7f..42bb186026e 100644
--- a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/utils/AuthProvider.util.ts
+++ b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/src/utils/AuthProvider.util.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ export const getNameFromEmail = (email: string) => {
   if (email?.match(validEmailRegEx)) {
     return email.split('@')[0];
   } else {
-    return '';
+    // if the string does not conform to email format return the string
+    return email;
   }
 };