diff --git a/src/StackExchange.Redis/ServerEndPoint.cs b/src/StackExchange.Redis/ServerEndPoint.cs
index 1bc968204..88eea3592 100644
--- a/src/StackExchange.Redis/ServerEndPoint.cs
+++ b/src/StackExchange.Redis/ServerEndPoint.cs
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ private void SetConfig<T>(ref T field, T value, [CallerMemberName] string? calle
             }
         }
         internal static string ClientInfoSanitize(string? value)
-        {
+        => string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) ? String.Empty : nameSanitizer.Replace(value!.Trim(), "-");
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value)) return "";
             return nameSanitizer.Replace(value!.Trim(), "-");
         }