diff --git a/tractor/_portal.py b/tractor/_portal.py
index 5f5b5d0..7f540e9 100644
--- a/tractor/_portal.py
+++ b/tractor/_portal.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class NamespacePath(str):
 
     ) -> tuple[str, str]:
         ref = self.load_ref()
-        return ref.__module__, ref.__name__
+        return ref.__module__, getattr(ref, '__name__', '')
 
     @classmethod
     def from_ref(