diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/latvian/mods/kubejs/recipe/RecipeKey.java b/src/main/java/dev/latvian/mods/kubejs/recipe/RecipeKey.java
index e6cf50bde..a44f13619 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/latvian/mods/kubejs/recipe/RecipeKey.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/latvian/mods/kubejs/recipe/RecipeKey.java
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public RecipeKey<T> alwaysWrite() {
 	}
 
 	public String getPreferredBuilderKey() {
-		return functionNames == null ? name : functionNames.getFirst();
+		return functionNames == null || functionNames.isEmpty() ? name : functionNames.getFirst();
 	}
 
 	public JsonObject toJson(RecipeSchemaType type, DynamicOps<JsonElement> ops) {