diff --git a/src/app/services/chat/message.service.ts b/src/app/services/chat/message.service.ts
index 56e5606d3..0dbce8010 100644
--- a/src/app/services/chat/message.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/chat/message.service.ts
@@ -136,9 +136,14 @@ export class MessageService {
 
   private usernameToDisplayName(username) {
 
-    const firstName = capitalizeTxt(username.split('.')[0])
-    const lastName =  capitalizeTxt(username.split('.')[1])
-    return firstName + ' ' + lastName
+    try {
+      const firstName = capitalizeTxt(username.split('.')[0])
+      const lastName =  capitalizeTxt(username.split('.')[1])
+      return firstName + ' ' + lastName
+    } catch (error) {
+      return username
+    } 
+
   }
 
   async send(): Promise<any> {
diff --git a/src/app/services/chat/room.service.ts b/src/app/services/chat/room.service.ts
index 826b29e0a..b424fa03b 100644
--- a/src/app/services/chat/room.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/chat/room.service.ts
@@ -992,9 +992,14 @@ export class RoomService {
 
   usernameToDisplayName(username) {
 
-    const firstName = capitalizeTxt(username.split('.')[0])
-    const lastName =  capitalizeTxt(username.split('.')[1])
-    return firstName + ' ' + lastName
+    try {
+      const firstName = capitalizeTxt(username.split('.')[0])
+      const lastName =  capitalizeTxt(username.split('.')[1])
+      return firstName + ' ' + lastName
+    } catch(error) {
+      return username
+    }
+
   }
 
   sendReadMessage() {