diff --git a/src/api/routes/index.router.ts b/src/api/routes/index.router.ts
index d28c05f2..1d865269 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/index.router.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/index.router.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if (process.env.PROMETHEUS_METRICS === 'true') {
 
     const lines: string[] = [];
 
-    const clientName = process.env.DATABASE_CONNECTION_CLIENT_NAME || '';
+    const clientName = process.env.DATABASE_CONNECTION_CLIENT_NAME || 'unknown';
     const serverUrl = serverConfig.URL || '';
 
     // environment info