diff --git a/lib/object.gi b/lib/object.gi
index c6daaf015c..61f5e36a6b 100644
--- a/lib/object.gi
+++ b/lib/object.gi
@@ -384,7 +384,13 @@ InstallMethod( PrintObj,
     true,
     [ HasName ],
     SUM_FLAGS, # override anything specific
-    function ( obj )  Print( Name( obj ) ); end );
+    function( obj )
+    if ISBOUND_GLOBAL( Name( obj ) ) then
+      Print( Name( obj ) );
+    else
+      TryNextMethod();
+    fi;
+    end );
 
 
 #############################################################################
diff --git a/tst/teststandard/simplegrpit.tst b/tst/teststandard/simplegrpit.tst
index 9fa1c7de31..9942db199d 100644
--- a/tst/teststandard/simplegrpit.tst
+++ b/tst/teststandard/simplegrpit.tst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ PSL(2,59)
 
 #
 gap> it := SimpleGroupsIterator(20000,80000:NOPSL2);;
-gap> for g in it do Print(g,"\n"); od;
+gap> for g in it do View( g ); Print( "\n" ); od;
 A8
 PSL(3,4)
 PSp(4,3)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ PSU(3,4)
 gap> IsDoneIterator(it);
 true
 gap> it:=SimpleGroupsIterator(1053927211015007279,1053927211015007281);;
-gap> for g in it do Print(g,"\n"); od;
+gap> for g in it do View( g ); Print( "\n" ); od;
 PSL(3,179)
 
 #