diff --git a/gns3/dialogs/edit_project_dialog.py b/gns3/dialogs/edit_project_dialog.py
index e6632e346..2ea25404c 100644
--- a/gns3/dialogs/edit_project_dialog.py
+++ b/gns3/dialogs/edit_project_dialog.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def onValueChange(self, variable, text):
         variable["value"] = text
 
     def _cleanVariables(self):
-        return [v for v in self._variables if v.get("name", "").strip() != ""]
+        return [v for v in self._variables if v.get("name").strip() != ""]
 
     def done(self, result):
         """