diff --git a/configuration/configuration.go b/configuration/configuration.go
index e7fa4f1c..96aef06d 100644
--- a/configuration/configuration.go
+++ b/configuration/configuration.go
@@ -1071,9 +1071,7 @@ func (s *SectionParser) statsOptions() interface{} { //nolint:gocognit
 				opt.StatsRefreshDelay = misc.ParseTimeout(v.Delay)
 			}
 		case *stats.ShowNode:
-			if v.Name != "" {
-				opt.StatsShowNodeName = misc.StringP(v.Name)
-			}
+			opt.StatsShowNodeName = misc.StringP(v.Name)
 		case *stats.URI:
 			if v.Prefix != "" {
 				opt.StatsURIPrefix = v.Prefix
diff --git a/models/stats_options.go b/models/stats_options.go
index 6ce4e6f8..c7a1ca42 100644
--- a/models/stats_options.go
+++ b/models/stats_options.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ type StatsOptions struct {
 
 	// stats show node name
 	// Pattern: ^[^\s]+$
-	StatsShowNodeName *string `json:"stats_show_node_name,omitempty"`
+	StatsShowNodeName *string `json:"stats_show_node_name"`
 
 	// stats uri prefix
 	// Pattern: ^[^\s]+$
diff --git a/specification/build/haproxy_spec.yaml b/specification/build/haproxy_spec.yaml
index 8ada19c6..1ffc62eb 100644
--- a/specification/build/haproxy_spec.yaml
+++ b/specification/build/haproxy_spec.yaml
@@ -7556,6 +7556,7 @@ definitions:
               pattern: ^[^\s]+$
               type: string
               x-nullable: true
+              x-omitempty: false
           stats_uri_prefix:
               pattern: ^[^\s]+$
               type: string
diff --git a/specification/models/configuration/misc.yaml b/specification/models/configuration/misc.yaml
index 5752f7b5..13e125e5 100644
--- a/specification/models/configuration/misc.yaml
+++ b/specification/models/configuration/misc.yaml
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ stats_options:
       type: string
       pattern: '^[^\s]+$'
       x-nullable: true
+      x-omitempty: false
     stats_uri_prefix:
       type: string
       pattern: '^[^\s]+$'