diff --git a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/misc.kt b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/misc.kt
index 1988f6a41..1f0851657 100644
--- a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/misc.kt
+++ b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/main/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/parsing/parsetreetoast/misc.kt
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ internal fun FileDefinition.toDataDefinitions(): List<DataDefinition> {
     val dataDefinitions = mutableListOf<DataDefinition>()
     val metadata = loadMetadata()
 
-    if (internalFormatName == null) internalFormatName = metadata.recordFormat
+    if (internalFormatName == null) internalFormatName = metadata.recordFormat.ifEmpty { metadata.name }
 
     dataDefinitions.addAll(
         metadata.fields.map { dbField ->
diff --git a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT02ConstAndDSpecTest.kt b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT02ConstAndDSpecTest.kt
index 4344cbfa9..c0dd260d8 100644
--- a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT02ConstAndDSpecTest.kt
+++ b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/kotlin/com/smeup/rpgparser/smeup/MULANGT02ConstAndDSpecTest.kt
@@ -322,4 +322,14 @@ open class MULANGT02ConstAndDSpecTest : MULANGTTest() {
         val expected = listOf("ok")
         assertEquals(expected, "smeup/MUDRNRAPU00213".outputOf(configuration = smeupConfig))
     }
+
+    /**
+     * FileDefinition on metadata with empty recordFormat
+     * @see #LS24002985
+     */
+    @Test
+    fun executeMUDRNRAPU00217() {
+        val expected = listOf("ok")
+        assertEquals(expected, "smeup/MUDRNRAPU00217".outputOf(configuration = smeupConfig))
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/MUDRNRAPU00217.rpgle b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/MUDRNRAPU00217.rpgle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..245468851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/MUDRNRAPU00217.rpgle
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+     D £DBG_Str        S             2
+     FB£G40EWK  IF   E           K DISK    USROPN
+     C                   CLOSE     B£G40EWK
+     C                   EVAL      £DBG_Str='ok'
+     C     £DBG_Str      DSPLY
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git "a/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/metadata/B\302\243G40EWK.json" "b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/metadata/B\302\243G40EWK.json"
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92ad90dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/rpgJavaInterpreter-core/src/test/resources/smeup/metadata/B\302\243G40EWK.json"
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "B£G40EWK",
+  "tableName": "",
+  "recordFormat": "",
+  "fields": [
+  ],
+  "accessFields": []
+}