diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6b710a87..ada2b259 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ subprojects {
                 bytebuddy             : "1.12.10",
                 guava                 : "30.1-jre",
                 appopticsCore         : "7.8.6",
-                agent                 : "0.16.0", // the custom distro agent version
+                agent                 : "0.16.1", // the custom distro agent version
                 autoservice           : "1.0.1",
         ]
         versions.appopticsMetrics = "${versions.appopticsCore}" // they share the same version now
diff --git a/solarwinds-otel-sdk/src/main/java/com/appoptics/api/ext/Transaction.java b/solarwinds-otel-sdk/src/main/java/com/appoptics/api/ext/Transaction.java
index e5f3efd5..ed934f51 100644
--- a/solarwinds-otel-sdk/src/main/java/com/appoptics/api/ext/Transaction.java
+++ b/solarwinds-otel-sdk/src/main/java/com/appoptics/api/ext/Transaction.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Transaction {
      *
      * @param name the custom transaction name to be set to the current trace
      * @return {@code true} if the transaction name is successfully set, or {@code false} if the transaction name is
-     * not set because the span is invalid or the not sampled.
+     * not set because the span is invalid or the not sampled or name is not valid(null or empty).
      */
     static boolean setName(String name) {
         Context context = Context.current();