diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 58b76cef..92bf7200 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ function dataSourcesFromConfig(name, config, connectorRegistry, registry) {
         config.connector = require(connectorPath);
       }
     }
-    if (!config.connector.name)
+    if (config.connector && typeof config.connector === 'object' && !config.connector.name)
       config.connector.name = name;
   }