diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
index 6a6af3d..6790176 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/item/item.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 	def make_route(self):
 		if not self.route:
 			return cstr(frappe.db.get_value('Item Group', self.item_group,
-				'route')) + '/' + self.scrub(self.item_name + '-' + random_string(5))
+				'route')) + '/' + self.scrub((self.item_name if self.item_name else self.item_code) + '-' + random_string(5))
 
 	def validate_website_image(self):
 		"""Validate if the website image is a public file"""