diff --git a/src/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumb.php b/src/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumb.php
index 3c35cdb0..ee107933 100644
--- a/src/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumb.php
+++ b/src/Breadcrumbs/Breadcrumb.php
@@ -117,8 +117,17 @@ class Breadcrumb
      */
     public function __construct($name, $type, array $metaData = [])
     {
-        if (!is_string($name) || $name === '') {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException('The breadcrumb name must be a non-empty string.');
+        if (!is_string($name)) {
+            if (is_null($name)) {
+                $metaData['BreadcrumbError'] = 'NULL provided as the breadcrumb name';
+                $name = '<no name>';
+            } else {
+                $metaData['BreadcrumbError'] = 'Breadcrumb name must be a string - '.gettype($name).' provided instead';
+                $name = '<no name>';
+            }
+        } elseif ($name === '') {
+            $metaData['BreadcrumbError'] = 'Empty string provided as the breadcrumb name';
+            $name = '<no name>';
         }
 
         if (strlen($name) > static::MAX_LENGTH) {
diff --git a/tests/Breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbTest.php b/tests/Breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbTest.php
index fbb3a1be..332f0913 100644
--- a/tests/Breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbTest.php
+++ b/tests/Breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbTest.php
@@ -7,22 +7,25 @@
 
 class BreadcrumbTest extends TestCase
 {
-    /**
-     * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
-     * @expectedExceptionMessage The breadcrumb name must be a non-empty string.
-     */
     public function testBadName()
     {
-        new Breadcrumb(123, 'error');
+        $breadcrumb = new Breadcrumb(123, 'error');
+        $this->assertSame('<no name>', $breadcrumb->toArray()['name']);
+        $this->assertSame('Breadcrumb name must be a string - integer provided instead', $breadcrumb->getMetaData()['BreadcrumbError']);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @expectedException \InvalidArgumentException
-     * @expectedExceptionMessage The breadcrumb name must be a non-empty string.
-     */
     public function testEmptyName()
     {
-        new Breadcrumb('', 'error');
+        $breadcrumb = new Breadcrumb('', 'error');
+        $this->assertSame('<no name>', $breadcrumb->toArray()['name']);
+        $this->assertSame('Empty string provided as the breadcrumb name', $breadcrumb->getMetaData()['BreadcrumbError']);
+    }
+
+    public function testNullName()
+    {
+        $breadcrumb = new Breadcrumb(null, 'error');
+        $this->assertSame('<no name>', $breadcrumb->toArray()['name']);
+        $this->assertSame('NULL provided as the breadcrumb name', $breadcrumb->getMetaData()['BreadcrumbError']);
     }
 
     /**