diff --git a/src/client/ios/Breakpad.mm b/src/client/ios/Breakpad.mm
index c56a6401..0a1fc2ad 100644
--- a/src/client/ios/Breakpad.mm
+++ b/src/client/ios/Breakpad.mm
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ bool Breakpad::ExtractParameters(NSDictionary *parameters) {
     }
   }
 
-  if (!version)
+  if (!version.length)  // Default nil or empty string to CFBundleVersion
     version = [parameters objectForKey:@"CFBundleVersion"];
 
   if (!vendor) {