diff --git a/lib/ae_page_objects/element.rb b/lib/ae_page_objects/element.rb
index 2f93ccd3..0985c0dc 100644
--- a/lib/ae_page_objects/element.rb
+++ b/lib/ae_page_objects/element.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def initialize(parent, options_or_locator = {})
       raise ArgumentError, ":name or :locator is required" unless @name || @locator
       
       @locator ||= default_locator
-      
+
       super(scoped_node)
     end
     
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def document
 
     def __full_name__
       if parent.respond_to?(:__full_name__)
-        [ parent.__full_name__, __name__ ].compact.join('_')
+        [ parent.__full_name__, __name__ ].compact.presence.try(:join, '_')
       else
         __name__
       end
diff --git a/test/unit/element_test.rb b/test/unit/element_test.rb
index d3a2f337..9362fb15 100644
--- a/test/unit/element_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/element_test.rb
@@ -96,5 +96,26 @@ def test_document
       puts e.backtrace.join("\n")
       raise e
     end
+
+    def test_full_name
+      kitty_page_class = AePageObjects::Document.new_subclass
+      kitty_class      = AePageObjects::Element.new_subclass do
+        def configure(*)
+          super
+          @name = nil
+        end
+      end
+
+      capybara_stub.browser.expects(:window_handle).returns("window_handle")
+
+      kitty_page = kitty_page_class.new
+      capybara_stub.session.stubs(:find).returns(capybara_stub.session)
+
+      kitty1 = kitty_class.new(kitty_page, :locator => 'purr')
+      assert_nil kitty1.full_name
+
+      kitty2 = kitty_class.new(kitty1, :locator => 'purr')
+      assert_nil kitty2.full_name
+    end
   end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit_helper.rb b/test/unit_helper.rb
index 96608be7..a28e09cc 100644
--- a/test/unit_helper.rb
+++ b/test/unit_helper.rb
@@ -13,4 +13,16 @@
 class ActiveSupport::TestCase
   include NodeFieldTestHelpers
   include AfCruft
+
+  def capybara_stub
+    @capybara_stub ||= begin
+      browser_stub = stub
+      driver_stub = stub(:browser => browser_stub)
+      session_stub = stub(:driver => driver_stub)
+
+      Capybara.stubs(:current_session).returns(session_stub)
+
+      stub(:session => session_stub, :browser => browser_stub, :driver => driver_stub)
+    end
+  end
 end