diff --git a/src/ansys/dpf/core/available_result.py b/src/ansys/dpf/core/available_result.py
index 24233a86bd5..dd0aabd17be 100644
--- a/src/ansys/dpf/core/available_result.py
+++ b/src/ansys/dpf/core/available_result.py
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ def __repr__(self):
     @property
     def name(self):
         """Result operator."""
-        if hasattr(self, "properties") and "scripting_name" in self._properties.keys():
-            name = self.properties["scripting_name"]
+        if self._properties and "scripting_name" in self._properties.keys():
+            name = self._properties["scripting_name"]
         elif self.operator_name in _result_properties:
             name = _result_properties[self.operator_name]["scripting_name"]
         else:
diff --git a/tests/test_resultinfo.py b/tests/test_resultinfo.py
index b86bc8c11b8..206e24dde52 100644
--- a/tests/test_resultinfo.py
+++ b/tests/test_resultinfo.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from ansys import dpf
-from ansys.dpf.core import Model
+from ansys.dpf.core import Model, examples
 from conftest import (
     SERVERS_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO_5_0,
     SERVERS_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO_6_0,
@@ -303,3 +303,13 @@ def test_result_info_add_result(model):
                 dimensions=None,
                 description="description",
             )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not SERVERS_VERSION_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL_TO_8_0, reason="Available for servers >=8.0"
+)
+def test_scripting_name():
+    model = Model(examples.download_all_kinds_of_complexity_modal())
+    scripting_names = [res.name for res in model.metadata.result_info]
+    assert "nmisc" in scripting_names
+    assert "smisc" in scripting_names