diff --git a/.changeset/metal-rooms-tie.md b/.changeset/metal-rooms-tie.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d282f431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/metal-rooms-tie.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@nodesecure/contact": patch
+---
+
+Do not throw an Error when using a contact with no 'name' property
diff --git a/workspaces/contact/src/UnlitContact.class.ts b/workspaces/contact/src/UnlitContact.class.ts
index 840a3f27..c84cb8e4 100644
--- a/workspaces/contact/src/UnlitContact.class.ts
+++ b/workspaces/contact/src/UnlitContact.class.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ export class UnlitContact {
 
   public dependencies = new Set<string>();
 
-  constructor(contact: Contact) {
+  constructor(
+    contact: Contact
+  ) {
     this.illuminated = structuredClone(contact);
-    this.extendedName = utils.parseRegExp(contact.name);
+    this.extendedName = typeof contact.name === "string" ?
+      utils.parseRegExp(contact.name) :
+      null;
   }
 
   compareTo(
diff --git a/workspaces/contact/test/ContactExtractor.spec.ts b/workspaces/contact/test/ContactExtractor.spec.ts
index 215117a2..02ee011e 100644
--- a/workspaces/contact/test/ContactExtractor.spec.ts
+++ b/workspaces/contact/test/ContactExtractor.spec.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ import {
 } from "../src/index.js";
 
 describe("ContactExtractor", () => {
+  test("Given a contact with no name, it should not throw an Error", () => {
+    const highlighted: any = {
+      email: "foobar@gmail.com"
+    };
+    const extractor = new ContactExtractor({
+      highlight: [highlighted]
+    });
+
+    const dependencies: Record<string, ContactExtractorPackageMetadata> = {
+      random: fakePackageMetadata()
+    };
+
+    extractor.fromDependencies(dependencies);
+  });
+
   describe("fromDependencies", () => {
     test(`Given three dependencies where the Highlighted Contact appears two times,
       it should successfully scan, extract, and return the contact along with the list of dependencies where it appears.`, () => {