diff --git a/source/dub/init.d b/source/dub/init.d
index 3697a0e..a73657a 100644
--- a/source/dub/init.d
+++ b/source/dub/init.d
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@
 
 		if (auto pw = getpwuid(getuid))
 		{
-			auto displayname = pw.pw_gecos[0 .. strlen(pw.pw_gecos)].splitter(',').front;
-			if (displayname.length) return displayname.idup;
+			auto uinfo = pw.pw_gecos[0 .. strlen(pw.pw_gecos)].splitter(',');
+			if (!uinfo.empty && uinfo.front.length)
+				return uinfo.front.idup;
 		}
 		return environment.get("USER", "Peter Parker");
 	}