angular.module('SeHub') .controller('registerController', ['$scope', '$rootScope', function ($scope, $rootScope) { $scope.userHasNoName = false; $scope.user = $rootScope.user; if($scope.user.name === ";"){ $scope.user.name = ""; $scope.user.name = $scope.user.username $scope.userHasNoName = true; } }])