diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/RTAS/juce_RTAS_Wrapper.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/RTAS/juce_RTAS_Wrapper.cpp
index c24dcb35c9..1727915e5c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/RTAS/juce_RTAS_Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/RTAS/juce_RTAS_Wrapper.cpp
@@ -855,6 +855,9 @@ private:
 
         void GetNameOfLength (char* name, int maxLength, OSType inControllerType) const
         {
+            // Pro-tools expects all your parameters to have valid names!
+            jassert (juceFilter->getParameterName (index).isNotEmpty());
+
             juceFilter->getParameterName (index).copyToUTF8 (name, maxLength);
         }