diff --git a/package/gluon-core/check_site.lua b/package/gluon-core/check_site.lua
index 90a6752d47450475f56b73303980a6d4028a79cf..0b1505e39eb54358db2e982223e335a24dc78e51 100644
--- a/package/gluon-core/check_site.lua
+++ b/package/gluon-core/check_site.lua
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ if need_table('dns', nil, false) then
 end
 
 if need_table('next_node', nil, false) then
+	need_string('next_node.name', false)
 	need_string_match('next_node.ip6', '^[%x:]+$', false)
 	need_string_match('next_node.ip4', '^%d+.%d+.%d+.%d+$', false)
 end