diff --git a/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/XmlCredentialDeserializer.cs b/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/XmlCredentialDeserializer.cs
index c463d5991..92b4eda45 100644
--- a/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/XmlCredentialDeserializer.cs
+++ b/mRemoteV1/Config/Serializers/XmlCredentialDeserializer.cs
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ namespace mRemoteNG.Config.Serializers
             var credentials = from element in xdoc.Descendants("Credential")
                 select new CredentialRecord(Guid.Parse(element.Attribute("Id")?.Value))
                 {
-                    Title = element.Attribute("Title")?.Value,
-                    Username = element.Attribute("Username")?.Value,
+                    Title = element.Attribute("Title")?.Value ?? "",
+                    Username = element.Attribute("Username")?.Value ?? "",
                     Password = cryptographyProvider.Decrypt(element.Attribute("Password")?.Value, decryptionKey).ConvertToSecureString(),
-                    Domain = element.Attribute("Domain")?.Value
+                    Domain = element.Attribute("Domain")?.Value ?? ""
                 };
             return credentials;
         }