diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadProvider.kt
index ff91c8cf2b..2c0b796dfb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/data/download/DownloadProvider.kt
@@ -138,14 +138,26 @@ class DownloadProvider(
      * @param chapterScanlator scanlator of the chapter to query
      */
     fun getChapterDirName(chapterName: String, chapterScanlator: String?): String {
+        val newChapterName = sanitizeChapterName(chapterName)
         return DiskUtil.buildValidFilename(
             when {
-                chapterScanlator.isNullOrBlank().not() -> "${chapterScanlator}_$chapterName"
-                else -> chapterName
+                chapterScanlator.isNullOrBlank().not() -> "${chapterScanlator}_$newChapterName"
+                else -> newChapterName
             },
         )
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the new name for the chapter (in case it's empty or blank)
+     *
+     * @param chapterName the name of the chapter
+     */
+    private fun sanitizeChapterName(chapterName: String): String {
+        return chapterName.ifBlank {
+            "Chapter"
+        }
+    }
+
     fun isChapterDirNameChanged(oldChapter: Chapter, newChapter: Chapter): Boolean {
         return oldChapter.name != newChapter.name ||
             oldChapter.scanlator?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } != newChapter.scanlator?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }