diff --git a/generators/app/index.js b/generators/app/index.js
index 33adc813..eea2a1ce 100644
--- a/generators/app/index.js
+++ b/generators/app/index.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ var AppGenerator = generators.Base.extend(
                         type:       'input'
                     ,   name:       'packageName'
                     ,   message:    'What is the package name of this webapp?'
-                    ,   default:    this.packageName
+                    ,   default:    youtil.definedToString( this.packageName )
                     ,   validate:   youtil.isNpmName
                     }
                 ,   {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ var AppGenerator = generators.Base.extend(
                         type:       'input'
                     ,   name:       'authorName'
                     ,   message:    'What is your name?'
-                    ,   default:    this.user.git.name()
+                    ,   default:    youtil.definedToString( this.user.git.name() )
                     ,   validate:   youtil.isNonBlank
                     ,   filter:     clean
                     }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ var AppGenerator = generators.Base.extend(
                         type:       'input'
                     ,   name:       'authorEmail'
                     ,   message:    'What is your email address?'
-                    ,   default:    this.user.git.email()
+                    ,   default:    youtil.definedToString( this.user.git.email() )
                     ,   validate:   youtil.isNonBlank
                     ,   filter:     _.trim
                     }
diff --git a/generators/collection/index.js b/generators/collection/index.js
index 36a355d9..81b46d89 100644
--- a/generators/collection/index.js
+++ b/generators/collection/index.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ var CollectionGenerator = generators.Base.extend(
                         type:       'input'
                     ,   name:       'collectionName'
                     ,   message:    'What is the name of this collection you so desire?'
-                    ,   default:    this.collectionName
+                    ,   default:    youtil.definedToString( this.collectionName )
                     ,   validate:   youtil.isIdentifier
                     ,   filter: function ( value )
                         {
diff --git a/generators/model/index.js b/generators/model/index.js
index dd4facc0..629d90b8 100644
--- a/generators/model/index.js
+++ b/generators/model/index.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ var ModelGenerator = generators.Base.extend(
                                 type:       'input'
                             ,   name:       'modelName'
                             ,   message:    'What is the name of this model you so desire?'
-                            ,   default:    this.options.modelName
+                            ,   default:    youtil.definedToString( this.options.modelName )
                             ,   validate:   youtil.isIdentifier
                             ,   filter: function ( value )
                                 {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ var ModelGenerator = generators.Base.extend(
                                 type:       'input'
                             ,   name:       'description'
                             ,   message:    'What is the purpose (description) of this model?'
-                            ,   default:    this.options.description
+                            ,   default:    youtil.definedToString( this.options.description )
                             ,   validate:   youtil.isNonBlank
                             ,   filter:     youtil.sentencify
                             }
diff --git a/generators/view/index.js b/generators/view/index.js
index 519c00f1..a2a71ec5 100644
--- a/generators/view/index.js
+++ b/generators/view/index.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ var ViewGenerator = generators.Base.extend(
                         type:       'input'
                     ,   name:       'viewName'
                     ,   message:    'What is the name of this view you so desire?'
-                    ,   default:    this.viewName
+                    ,   default:    youtil.definedToString( this.viewName )
                     ,   validate:   youtil.isIdentifier
                     ,   filter: function ( value )
                         {
diff --git a/lib/youtil.js b/lib/youtil.js
index fcc66509..55323415 100644
--- a/lib/youtil.js
+++ b/lib/youtil.js
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ var capitalize  = require( 'underscore.string/capitalize' )
 
 module.exports =
     {
-        isIdentifier: function ( value )
+        definedToString: function ( value )
+        {
+            return (( value == null ) ? value : '' + value );
+        }
+
+    ,   isIdentifier: function ( value )
         {
             return /^[$A-Za-z_\x7f-\uffff][$\w\x7f-\uffff]*$/.test(( '' + value ).trim() );
         }