diff --git a/src/include/switch_types.h b/src/include/switch_types.h
index 5f21cd411a..2b4815837f 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_types.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_types.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ SWITCH_BEGIN_EXTERN_C
 #define SWITCH_SEQ_CLEARLINEEND SWITCH_SEQ_ESC SWITCH_SEQ_CLEARLINEEND_CHAR
 #define SWITCH_SEQ_CLEARSCR SWITCH_SEQ_ESC SWITCH_SEQ_CLEARSCR_CHAR SWITCH_SEQ_HOME
 #endif
+#define SWITCH_DEFAULT_CLID_NAME ""
 #define SWITCH_DEFAULT_DTMF_DURATION 2000
 #define SWITCH_MIN_DTMF_DURATION 400
 #define SWITCH_MAX_DTMF_DURATION 192000
diff --git a/src/switch_caller.c b/src/switch_caller.c
index e9e089724f..c4263ee919 100644
--- a/src/switch_caller.c
+++ b/src/switch_caller.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_caller_profile_t *) switch_caller_profile_new(switch_memor
 	}
 
 	if (zstr(caller_id_name)) {
-		caller_id_name = "FreeSWITCH";
+		caller_id_name = SWITCH_DEFAULT_CLID_NAME;
 	}
 
 	if (zstr(caller_id_number)) {
diff --git a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
index b891fc88aa..1f1a954229 100644
--- a/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
+++ b/src/switch_ivr_originate.c
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_ivr_originate(switch_core_session_t *sess
 						new_profile->chan_name = SWITCH_BLANK_STRING;
 					} else {
 						if (!cid_name_override) {
-							cid_name_override = "FreeSWITCH";
+							cid_name_override = SWITCH_DEFAULT_CLID_NAME;
 						}
 						if (!cid_num_override) {
 							cid_num_override = "0000000000";