diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
index 992ce09a8..b169bda6b 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ std::string daeWriter::getNodeName(const osg::Node & node,const std::string & de
     if (node.getName().empty())
         nodeName=uniquify(defaultName);
     else
-        nodeName=node.getName();
+        nodeName=uniquify(node.getName());
     return nodeName;
 }
 
@@ -198,4 +198,4 @@ void daeWriter::popStateSet(osg::StateSet* ss)
     }
 }
 
-} // namespace osgdae
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace osgdae