1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/django/forms/forms.py b/django/forms/forms.py
index 45bbbb41b6..b3718efa9a 100644
--- a/django/forms/forms.py
+++ b/django/forms/forms.py
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ __all__ = ('BaseForm', 'Form')
 NON_FIELD_ERRORS = '__all__'
 
 def pretty_name(name):
-    "Converts 'first_name' to 'First name'"
-    name = name[0].upper() + name[1:]
-    return name.replace('_', ' ')
+    """Converts 'first_name' to 'First name'""" 
+    if not name: 
+        return u'' 
+    return name.replace('_', ' ').capitalize() 
 
 def get_declared_fields(bases, attrs, with_base_fields=True):
     """