diff --git a/module/finc/src/finc/Hierarchy/TreeDataFormatter/NoCollections.php b/module/finc/src/finc/Hierarchy/TreeDataFormatter/NoCollections.php
index ba75a1748a945da9bc34b71e63065828da0171bd..d9d4122f92386e0243a105658daf8c96d0605e83 100644
--- a/module/finc/src/finc/Hierarchy/TreeDataFormatter/NoCollections.php
+++ b/module/finc/src/finc/Hierarchy/TreeDataFormatter/NoCollections.php
@@ -43,4 +43,14 @@ class NoCollections extends \VuFind\Hierarchy\TreeDataFormatter\Json
         //always return false to ensure Record-Links only
         return false;
     }
+
+    protected function pickTitle($record, $parentID)
+    {
+        if (is_null($parentID)) {
+            return isset($record->title) ? $record->title : $record->id;
+        }
+        else {
+            return parent::pickTitle($record, $parentID);
+        }
+    }
 }