diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/parler.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/parler.py
index 388af38dc..05c408417 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/parler.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/parler.py
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ class ParlerIE(InfoExtractor):
 
         # Pull out metadata
         title = clean_html(data.get("full_body")).replace("\n", "")
-        timestamp = unified_timestamp(data.get("date_created"))
-        uploader = data.get("name")
-        uploader_id = data.get("username")
-        uploader_url = "https://parler.com/" + uploader_id if uploader_id else None
+        timestamp = unified_timestamp(data.get('date_created'))
+        uploader = strip_or_none(data.get('name'))
+        uploader_id = strip_or_none(data.get('username'))
+        uploader_url = ('https://parler.com/' + uploader_id) if uploader_id else None
 
         # Return the result
         return {