diff --git a/api/schema.graphqls b/api/schema.graphqls
index c9aa2a8..b7c16ce 100644
--- a/api/schema.graphqls
+++ b/api/schema.graphqls
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ type Job {
   jobId:            Int!
   user:             String!
   project:          String!
-  jobName:          String
   cluster:          String!
   subCluster:       String!
   startTime:        Time!
@@ -286,7 +285,7 @@ type HistoPoint {
 
 type JobsStatistics  {
   id:             ID!            # If `groupBy` was used, ID of the user/project/cluster
-  name:           String         # if User-Statistics: Given Name of Account (ID) Owner
+  name:           String!        # if User-Statistics: Given Name of Account (ID) Owner
   totalJobs:      Int!           # Number of jobs that matched
   shortJobs:      Int!           # Number of jobs with a duration of less than 2 minutes
   totalWalltime:  Int!           # Sum of the duration of all matched jobs in hours
diff --git a/internal/graph/generated/generated.go b/internal/graph/generated/generated.go
index a791e6c..907526e 100644
--- a/internal/graph/generated/generated.go
+++ b/internal/graph/generated/generated.go
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ type ComplexityRoot struct {
 		Exclusive        func(childComplexity int) int
 		ID               func(childComplexity int) int
 		JobID            func(childComplexity int) int
-		JobName          func(childComplexity int) int
 		MetaData         func(childComplexity int) int
 		MonitoringStatus func(childComplexity int) int
 		NumAcc           func(childComplexity int) int
@@ -287,8 +286,6 @@ type ClusterResolver interface {
 	Partitions(ctx context.Context, obj *schema.Cluster) ([]string, error)
 }
 type JobResolver interface {
-	JobName(ctx context.Context, obj *schema.Job) (*string, error)
-
 	Tags(ctx context.Context, obj *schema.Job) ([]*schema.Tag, error)
 
 	ConcurrentJobs(ctx context.Context, obj *schema.Job) (*model.JobLinkResultList, error)
@@ -489,13 +486,6 @@ func (e *executableSchema) Complexity(typeName, field string, childComplexity in
 
 		return e.complexity.Job.JobID(childComplexity), true
 
-	case "Job.jobName":
-		if e.complexity.Job.JobName == nil {
-			break
-		}
-
-		return e.complexity.Job.JobName(childComplexity), true
-
 	case "Job.metaData":
 		if e.complexity.Job.MetaData == nil {
 			break
@@ -1498,7 +1488,6 @@ type Job {
   jobId:            Int!
   user:             String!
   project:          String!
-  jobName:          String
   cluster:          String!
   subCluster:       String!
   startTime:        Time!
@@ -1774,7 +1763,7 @@ type HistoPoint {
 
 type JobsStatistics  {
   id:             ID!            # If ` + "`" + `groupBy` + "`" + ` was used, ID of the user/project/cluster
-  name:           String         # if User-Statistics: Given Name of Account (ID) Owner
+  name:           String!        # if User-Statistics: Given Name of Account (ID) Owner
   totalJobs:      Int!           # Number of jobs that matched
   shortJobs:      Int!           # Number of jobs with a duration of less than 2 minutes
   totalWalltime:  Int!           # Sum of the duration of all matched jobs in hours
@@ -3177,47 +3166,6 @@ func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_Job_project(ctx context.Context, field
 	return fc, nil
 }
 
-func (ec *executionContext) _Job_jobName(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField, obj *schema.Job) (ret graphql.Marshaler) {
-	fc, err := ec.fieldContext_Job_jobName(ctx, field)
-	if err != nil {
-		return graphql.Null
-	}
-	ctx = graphql.WithFieldContext(ctx, fc)
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			ec.Error(ctx, ec.Recover(ctx, r))
-			ret = graphql.Null
-		}
-	}()
-	resTmp, err := ec.ResolverMiddleware(ctx, func(rctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
-		ctx = rctx // use context from middleware stack in children
-		return ec.resolvers.Job().JobName(rctx, obj)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		ec.Error(ctx, err)
-		return graphql.Null
-	}
-	if resTmp == nil {
-		return graphql.Null
-	}
-	res := resTmp.(*string)
-	fc.Result = res
-	return ec.marshalOString2ᚖstring(ctx, field.Selections, res)
-}
-
-func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_Job_jobName(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (fc *graphql.FieldContext, err error) {
-	fc = &graphql.FieldContext{
-		Object:     "Job",
-		Field:      field,
-		IsMethod:   true,
-		IsResolver: true,
-		Child: func(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (*graphql.FieldContext, error) {
-			return nil, errors.New("field of type String does not have child fields")
-		},
-	}
-	return fc, nil
-}
-
 func (ec *executionContext) _Job_cluster(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField, obj *schema.Job) (ret graphql.Marshaler) {
 	fc, err := ec.fieldContext_Job_cluster(ctx, field)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -4636,8 +4584,6 @@ func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_JobResultList_items(ctx context.Context
 				return ec.fieldContext_Job_user(ctx, field)
 			case "project":
 				return ec.fieldContext_Job_project(ctx, field)
-			case "jobName":
-				return ec.fieldContext_Job_jobName(ctx, field)
 			case "cluster":
 				return ec.fieldContext_Job_cluster(ctx, field)
 			case "subCluster":
@@ -4871,11 +4817,14 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _JobsStatistics_name(ctx context.Context, field grap
 		return graphql.Null
 	}
 	if resTmp == nil {
+		if !graphql.HasFieldError(ctx, fc) {
+			ec.Errorf(ctx, "must not be null")
+		}
 		return graphql.Null
 	}
-	res := resTmp.(*string)
+	res := resTmp.(string)
 	fc.Result = res
-	return ec.marshalOString2ᚖstring(ctx, field.Selections, res)
+	return ec.marshalNString2string(ctx, field.Selections, res)
 }
 
 func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_JobsStatistics_name(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField) (fc *graphql.FieldContext, err error) {
@@ -6635,8 +6584,6 @@ func (ec *executionContext) fieldContext_Query_job(ctx context.Context, field gr
 				return ec.fieldContext_Job_user(ctx, field)
 			case "project":
 				return ec.fieldContext_Job_project(ctx, field)
-			case "jobName":
-				return ec.fieldContext_Job_jobName(ctx, field)
 			case "cluster":
 				return ec.fieldContext_Job_cluster(ctx, field)
 			case "subCluster":
@@ -11711,23 +11658,6 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Job(ctx context.Context, sel ast.SelectionSet, obj
 			if out.Values[i] == graphql.Null {
 				atomic.AddUint32(&invalids, 1)
 			}
-		case "jobName":
-			field := field
-
-			innerFunc := func(ctx context.Context) (res graphql.Marshaler) {
-				defer func() {
-					if r := recover(); r != nil {
-						ec.Error(ctx, ec.Recover(ctx, r))
-					}
-				}()
-				res = ec._Job_jobName(ctx, field, obj)
-				return res
-			}
-
-			out.Concurrently(i, func() graphql.Marshaler {
-				return innerFunc(ctx)
-
-			})
 		case "cluster":
 
 			out.Values[i] = ec._Job_cluster(ctx, field, obj)
@@ -12125,6 +12055,9 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _JobsStatistics(ctx context.Context, sel ast.Selecti
 
 			out.Values[i] = ec._JobsStatistics_name(ctx, field, obj)
 
+			if out.Values[i] == graphql.Null {
+				invalids++
+			}
 		case "totalJobs":
 
 			out.Values[i] = ec._JobsStatistics_totalJobs(ctx, field, obj)
diff --git a/internal/graph/model/models_gen.go b/internal/graph/model/models_gen.go
index 263db8f..552204e 100644
--- a/internal/graph/model/models_gen.go
+++ b/internal/graph/model/models_gen.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ type JobResultList struct {
 
 type JobsStatistics struct {
 	ID             string        `json:"id"`
-	Name           *string       `json:"name"`
+	Name           string        `json:"name"`
 	TotalJobs      int           `json:"totalJobs"`
 	ShortJobs      int           `json:"shortJobs"`
 	TotalWalltime  int           `json:"totalWalltime"`
diff --git a/internal/graph/schema.resolvers.go b/internal/graph/schema.resolvers.go
index a24fac0..76fd93e 100644
--- a/internal/graph/schema.resolvers.go
+++ b/internal/graph/schema.resolvers.go
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ func (r *clusterResolver) Partitions(ctx context.Context, obj *schema.Cluster) (
 	return r.Repo.Partitions(obj.Name)
 }
 
-// JobName is the resolver for the jobName field.
-func (r *jobResolver) JobName(ctx context.Context, obj *schema.Job) (*string, error) {
-	return r.Repo.FetchJobName(obj)
-}
-
 // Tags is the resolver for the tags field.
 func (r *jobResolver) Tags(ctx context.Context, obj *schema.Job) ([]*schema.Tag, error) {
 	return r.Repo.GetTags(&obj.ID)
@@ -38,7 +33,6 @@ func (r *jobResolver) Tags(ctx context.Context, obj *schema.Job) ([]*schema.Tag,
 
 // ConcurrentJobs is the resolver for the concurrentJobs field.
 func (r *jobResolver) ConcurrentJobs(ctx context.Context, obj *schema.Job) (*model.JobLinkResultList, error) {
-
 	exc := int(obj.Exclusive)
 	if exc != 1 {
 		filter := []*model.JobFilter{}
diff --git a/internal/repository/job.go b/internal/repository/job.go
index 1e88c43..e9cb02c 100644
--- a/internal/repository/job.go
+++ b/internal/repository/job.go
@@ -151,39 +151,6 @@ func scanJobLink(row interface{ Scan(...interface{}) error }) (*model.JobLink, e
 	return jobLink, nil
 }
 
-func (r *JobRepository) FetchJobName(job *schema.Job) (*string, error) {
-	start := time.Now()
-	cachekey := fmt.Sprintf("metadata:%d", job.ID)
-	if cached := r.cache.Get(cachekey, nil); cached != nil {
-		job.MetaData = cached.(map[string]string)
-		if jobName := job.MetaData["jobName"]; jobName != "" {
-			return &jobName, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := sq.Select("job.meta_data").From("job").Where("job.id = ?", job.ID).
-		RunWith(r.stmtCache).QueryRow().Scan(&job.RawMetaData); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if len(job.RawMetaData) == 0 {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(job.RawMetaData, &job.MetaData); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	r.cache.Put(cachekey, job.MetaData, len(job.RawMetaData), 24*time.Hour)
-	log.Infof("Timer FetchJobName %s", time.Since(start))
-
-	if jobName := job.MetaData["jobName"]; jobName != "" {
-		return &jobName, nil
-	} else {
-		return new(string), nil
-	}
-}
-
 func (r *JobRepository) FetchMetadata(job *schema.Job) (map[string]string, error) {
 	start := time.Now()
 	cachekey := fmt.Sprintf("metadata:%d", job.ID)
@@ -597,9 +564,18 @@ func (r *JobRepository) FindColumnValue(user *auth.User, searchterm string, tabl
 		query = "%" + searchterm + "%"
 	}
 	if user.HasAnyRole([]auth.Role{auth.RoleAdmin, auth.RoleSupport, auth.RoleManager}) {
-		err := sq.Select(table+"."+selectColumn).Distinct().From(table).
-			Where(table+"."+whereColumn+compareStr, query).
-			RunWith(r.stmtCache).QueryRow().Scan(&result)
+		theQuery := sq.Select(table+"."+selectColumn).Distinct().From(table).
+			Where(table+"."+whereColumn+compareStr, query)
+
+		// theSql, args, theErr := theQuery.ToSql()
+		// if theErr != nil {
+		// 	log.Warn("Error while converting query to sql")
+		// 	return "", err
+		// }
+		// log.Debugf("SQL query (FindColumnValue): `%s`, args: %#v", theSql, args)
+
+		err := theQuery.RunWith(r.stmtCache).QueryRow().Scan(&result)
+
 		if err != nil && err != sql.ErrNoRows {
 			return "", err
 		} else if err == nil {
@@ -913,9 +889,9 @@ func (r *JobRepository) JobsStatistics(ctx context.Context,
 				user := auth.GetUser(ctx)
 				name, _ := r.FindColumnValue(user, id, "user", "name", "username", false)
 				if name != "" {
-					stats[id].Name = &name
+					stats[id].Name = name
 				} else {
-					stats[id].Name = &emptyDash
+					stats[id].Name = emptyDash
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/web/frontend/src/joblist/JobList.svelte b/web/frontend/src/joblist/JobList.svelte
index 68e1a76..02caf3f 100644
--- a/web/frontend/src/joblist/JobList.svelte
+++ b/web/frontend/src/joblist/JobList.svelte
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
                     jobId
                     user
                     project
-                    jobName
                     cluster
                     subCluster
                     startTime