diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a8d5b0e..55feab1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ### Changed
 - numeric/alphabetic sort of layers by name in gpx file
+- layer without name are written with empty name
 
 ### Fixed
 - app is now compliant to occ check-code
diff --git a/js/gpxedit.js b/js/gpxedit.js
index 5c03017..7c6c0ee 100644
--- a/js/gpxedit.js
+++ b/js/gpxedit.js
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
                     gpxText = gpxText + '  <name>' + name + '</name>\n';
                 }
                 else{
-                    gpxText = gpxText + '  <name>unnamed</name>\n';
+                    gpxText = gpxText + '  <name></name>\n';
                 }
                 if (alt !== undefined) {
                     gpxText = gpxText + '  <ele>' + alt + '</ele>\n';
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@
                     gpxText = gpxText + '  <name>' + name + '</name>\n';
                 }
                 else{
-                    gpxText = gpxText + '  <name>unnamed</name>\n';
+                    gpxText = gpxText + '  <name></name>\n';
                 }
                 if (comment) {
                     gpxText = gpxText + '  <cmt>' + comment + '</cmt>\n';
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@
                     gpxText = gpxText + '  <name>' + name + '</name>\n';
                 }
                 else{
-                    gpxText = gpxText + '  <name>unnamed</name>\n';
+                    gpxText = gpxText + '  <name></name>\n';
                 }
                 if (comment) {
                     gpxText = gpxText + '  <cmt>' + comment + '</cmt>\n';