diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/facetable.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/facetable.rb
index 1c96c607f..6777a50ad 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/facetable.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/facetable.rb
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def facet_by_affiliation(arr)
 
       arr.map do |hsh|
         { "id" => hsh["key"],
-          "title" => affiliations.find { |a| a["id"] == hsh["key"] }.to_h["name"],
+          "title" => affiliations.find { |a| a["id"] == hsh["key"] }.to_h["name"] || hsh["key"],
           "count" => hsh["doc_count"] }
       end
     end