diff --git a/lib/create-stringify.js b/lib/create-stringify.js
index e3d557d..d6ffaa2 100644
--- a/lib/create-stringify.js
+++ b/lib/create-stringify.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ function stringify(entity, delims) {
     }
 
     const modObj = entity.mod;
-    const modName = (typeof modObj === 'string' ? modObj : modObj && modObj.name) || entity.modName;
+    const modName = (typeof modObj === 'string' ? modObj : modObj && modObj.name)
+        || entity.hasOwnProperty('modName') && entity.modName;
 
     if (modName) {
         const hasModVal = modObj && modObj.hasOwnProperty('val') || entity.hasOwnProperty('modVal');