diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-service.ts
index 5cbfbbc97..a5088bde5 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-service.ts
@@ -698,9 +698,9 @@ export const oidcConfigServiceFactory = ({
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
       (_req: any, tokenSet: TokenSet, cb: any) => {
         const claims = tokenSet.claims();
-        if (!claims.email || !claims.given_name) {
+        if (!claims.email) {
           throw new BadRequestError({
-            message: "Invalid request. Missing email or first name"
+            message: "Invalid request. Missing email claim."
           });
         }
 
@@ -713,12 +713,19 @@ export const oidcConfigServiceFactory = ({
           }
         }
 
+        const name = claims?.given_name || claims?.name;
+        if (!name) {
+          throw new BadRequestError({
+            message: "Invalid request. Missing name claim."
+          });
+        }
+
         const groups = typeof claims.groups === "string" ? [claims.groups] : (claims.groups as string[] | undefined);
 
         oidcLogin({
           email: claims.email.toLowerCase(),
           externalId: claims.sub,
-          firstName: claims.given_name ?? "",
+          firstName: name,
           lastName: claims.family_name ?? "",
           orgId: org.id,
           groups,