diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/coverage/CoveragePublisher.java b/plugin/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/coverage/CoveragePublisher.java
index a690d45ee..eee9fbc55 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/coverage/CoveragePublisher.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/coverage/CoveragePublisher.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import hudson.model.Result;
 import hudson.model.Run;
 import hudson.model.TaskListener;
-import hudson.scm.SCM;
 import hudson.tasks.BuildStepDescriptor;
 import hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor;
 import hudson.tasks.Publisher;
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@
 import io.jenkins.plugins.util.JenkinsFacade;
 
 public class CoveragePublisher extends Recorder implements SimpleBuildStep {
+    private static final String CHECKS_DEFAULT_NAME = "Code Coverage";
     private List<CoverageAdapter> adapters = new LinkedList<>();
     private List<Threshold> globalThresholds = new LinkedList<>();
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class CoveragePublisher extends Recorder implements SimpleBuildStep {
 
     private boolean skipPublishingChecks = false;
 
-    private String checksName = "Code Coverage";
+    private String checksName = CHECKS_DEFAULT_NAME;
 
     @DataBoundConstructor
     public CoveragePublisher() {
@@ -327,6 +327,9 @@ protected Object readResolve() {
         if (scm == null) {
             scm = StringUtils.EMPTY;
         }
+        if (checksName == null) {
+            checksName = CHECKS_DEFAULT_NAME;
+        }
         return this;
     }