diff --git a/auth/api/iam/rendering.go b/auth/api/iam/rendering.go
index 84c8d8b344..0ccb3ab6d5 100644
--- a/auth/api/iam/rendering.go
+++ b/auth/api/iam/rendering.go
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ type CredentialInfo struct {
 }
 
 func makeCredentialInfo(cred vc.VerifiableCredential) CredentialInfo {
-	result := CredentialInfo{
-		ID: cred.ID.String(),
+	result := CredentialInfo{}
+	if cred.ID != nil {
+		result.ID = cred.ID.String()
 	}
 
 	for _, curr := range cred.Type {