diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/payment.py b/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/payment.py
index 46b703c8d6..72210d048e 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/payment.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/banktransfer/payment.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class BankTransfer(BasePaymentProvider):
 
     @property
     def public_name(self):
-        return str(self.settings.get('public_name', as_type=LazyI18nString)) or self.verbose_name
+        return str(self.settings.get('public_name', as_type=LazyI18nString) or self.verbose_name)
 
     @property
     def settings_form_fields(self):