diff --git a/psi4/src/psi4/libmints/oeprop.cc b/psi4/src/psi4/libmints/oeprop.cc
index 90ea2352565..01947e27114 100644
--- a/psi4/src/psi4/libmints/oeprop.cc
+++ b/psi4/src/psi4/libmints/oeprop.cc
@@ -863,7 +863,12 @@ bool from_string(T& t,
 void OEProp::compute()
 {
 
-    outfile->Printf( "\nProperties computed using the %s density matrix\n\n", title_.c_str());
+    
+    if (title_ == "") {
+        outfile->Printf("OEProp: No title given, name of density matrix used for the following properties is '%s'\n", Da_so_->name().c_str());
+    } else {
+        outfile->Printf( "\nProperties computed using the %s density matrix\n\n", title_.c_str());
+    }
 
     // Search for multipole strings, which are handled separately
     std::set<std::string>::const_iterator iter = tasks_.begin();