diff --git a/erpnext/patches/v7_0/update_home_page.py b/erpnext/patches/v7_0/update_home_page.py
index 3b0e2eda04..db4664ddf4 100644
--- a/erpnext/patches/v7_0/update_home_page.py
+++ b/erpnext/patches/v7_0/update_home_page.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def execute():
 		if header and header.startswith("<div class='hero text-center'>"):
 			homepage = frappe.get_doc('Homepage', 'Homepage')
 			homepage.company = erpnext.get_default_company()
-			homepage.tagline = header.split('<h1>')[1].split('</h1>')[0]
+			homepage.tagline = header.split('<h1>')[1].split('</h1>')[0] or 'Default Website'
 			homepage.setup_items()
 			homepage.save()