diff --git a/server/routes/games.js b/server/routes/games.js
index 584ebab..53c5ee4 100755
--- a/server/routes/games.js
+++ b/server/routes/games.js
@@ -3161,18 +3161,24 @@ const sendUpdateToPlayers = async (game, update) => {
     update
   });
   for (let key in game.sessions) {
-    const _session = game.sessions[key];
+    const session = game.sessions[key];
     /* Only send player and game data to named players */
-    if (!_session.name) {
+    if (!session.name) {
       console.log(`${session.id}: -> sendUpdateToPlayers:` +
-        `${getName(_session)} - only sending empty name`);
-      message = JSON.stringify({ name: "" });
+        `${getName(session)} - only sending empty name`);
+      if (session.ws) {
+        session.ws.send(JSON.stringify({
+          type: 'game-update',
+          update: { name: "" }
+        }));
+      }
+      continue;
     }
-    if (!_session.ws) {
+    if (!session.ws) {
       console.log(`${_session.id}: -> sendUpdateToPlayers: ` +
         `Currently no connection.`);
     } else {
-      _session.ws.send(message);
+      session.ws.send(message);
     }
   }
 }