diff --git a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/domain/Client.java b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/domain/Client.java
index 6020c3117..5ed9ad445 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/domain/Client.java
+++ b/fineract-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/fineract/portfolio/client/domain/Client.java
@@ -679,6 +679,10 @@ public final class Client extends AbstractPersistable<Long> {
             if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(this.lastname)) {
                 nameBuilder.append(this.lastname);
             }
+            
+            if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(this.fullname)) {
+                nameBuilder = new StringBuilder(this.fullname);
+            }
         }
         else if(LegalForm.fromInt(legalForm).isEntity())
         {