diff --git a/direct/src/level/EntityTypes.py b/direct/src/level/EntityTypes.py
index d422200f1b..4f0f18ac2b 100755
--- a/direct/src/level/EntityTypes.py
+++ b/direct/src/level/EntityTypes.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Entity(EntityTypeDesc):
     type = 'entity'
     attribs = (
         ('type', None),
-        ('name', 'unnamed'),
+        ('name', '<unnamed>', 'string'),
         ('comment', '', 'string'),
         )