diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
index 078aa9f0d..188adaa52 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         @classmethod
         def get_org_label(cls, org_name: str):
             """Returns the associated label for a given org name"""
+            if not org_name:
+                return None
+
             org_names = org_name.split("_election")
             if len(org_names) > 0:
                 org_name = org_names[0]