diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index ff00e446337cb515f3a7406f68319cdf0bd41d6d..98285506245ba42ccf9b9565b297dad1eb1cabc2 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ static struct call_queue *find_queue_by_name_rt(const char *queuename, struct as
 
 	while ((interface = ast_category_browse(member_config, interface))) {
 		rt_handle_member_record(q, interface,
-			ast_variable_retrieve(member_config, interface, "membername"),
+			S_OR(ast_variable_retrieve(member_config, interface, "membername"), interface),
 			ast_variable_retrieve(member_config, interface, "penalty"));
 	}