diff --git a/src/Databases/DataLake/RestCatalog.cpp b/src/Databases/DataLake/RestCatalog.cpp
index 3be987e1b43c..80658bd1e7cb 100644
--- a/src/Databases/DataLake/RestCatalog.cpp
+++ b/src/Databases/DataLake/RestCatalog.cpp
@@ -697,6 +697,13 @@ void RestCatalog::getNamespacesRecursive(
     {
         chassert(current_namespace.starts_with(base_namespace));
 
+        /// Protection from subnamepsaces with empty names
+        if (current_namespace == base_namespace)
+        {
+            LOG_WARNING(log, "Namespace {} has a subnamespace with empty name. This is an error in catalog implementation.", base_namespace);
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (stop_condition && stop_condition(current_namespace))
             break;